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Post by Wood~Ant on Jul 18, 2014 0:49:11 GMT
We had a massive storm here tonight, with thunder and lightning every few seconds. It scared our dogs with the loud bangs and violent flashes.
This one was a real mother of thunder storms, but we are told that the big one will be tomorrow night as the temperature soars up to around 90 F. during the day
I wonder if the local ant nests of Lasius flavus and L. niger knew, as the rain was torrential for about an hour; and the ants had some very big flights today, although they usually fly after heavy rain and not before it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 11:43:07 GMT
Yes, bad in London last night too! Funny, my little Yorkie slept right threw it, but I was up all night!
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Post by Jenny on Jul 18, 2014 12:50:53 GMT
Our Lhasa Apso snored on through the night  But our tri colour Cav Bess, trotted up my bed and burrowed her head under my pillow panicking. Our other bleneim Cav Katy, kept jumping out of her skin with the bangs. They reckon wer're in for another dose tonight, no sign of any queen ants today... |
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Post by shane on Jul 18, 2014 13:00:07 GMT
it was thundering here this dinner time but not as bad as where your was, and still nager queens scuttering around on drive way.
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Post by TenebrousNova on Jul 18, 2014 18:14:21 GMT
I was up at 1AM watching the storm, also had to keep an hour vigil with the dog to calm her down. Apparently there may be another one tonight.
That's the most spectacular storm we've had in the south for quite a while.
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Post by James O'Neill on Jul 18, 2014 19:01:36 GMT
Not a button here. Clear all night and all day. Ireland has very few thunderstorms compared to GB!
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Post by chicken2012 on Jul 19, 2014 8:45:40 GMT
I could see the lightning just off in the distance, but it the storm didn't actually come over us. I took over 100 pictures whilst trying to get the lightning but by around half eleven my camera batteries were both dead so I gave up.
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Post by shane on Jul 19, 2014 11:58:22 GMT
I could see the lightning just off in the distance, but it the storm didn't actually come over us. I took over 100 pictures whilst trying to get the lightning but by around half eleven my camera batteries were both dead so I gave up. Your better taking a video  . will get lots in a short film like on tv. |
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Post by chicken2012 on Jul 19, 2014 19:06:24 GMT
Out of 286 photos, this is the only one I got with lightening in it.  The settings are: Aperture/3.2 Shutter speed: 1/8 sec ISO: 400 And yes Shane, I should have filmed really. |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jul 19, 2014 19:18:40 GMT
Still better than me Chicken, as I was so amazed by the phenomenon I never thought about getting a camera or camcorder to record it.  |
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Post by chicken2012 on Jul 19, 2014 19:33:55 GMT
Yeah haha, I normally don't even think of it.
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Post by shane on Jul 19, 2014 20:27:03 GMT
Lighting heres been mosty in cloud . Short slow motion clip.
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