Date: 06-06-1998
Time: 18:00 BST
Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire UK
Type: Multicell
Documented by: Mark Seltzer
Equipment: Samsung VP-H65 Video Camera
Footage Quality: VHS

Storm Statistics: T0013.doc
Event Timeline: T0013events.xls

As T0012 cleared the area, this trailing cell followed it closely to the SE along the squall-line and rolled over the Pennines to the east. This was much smaller than T0012 but it was more active. The discharge rates were about 2-5 minutes, but unfortunately it only skimmed Macclesfield and didn’t pass directly overhead. The back-end of the cloud was very dark and there were also tell-tale signs of updraught at the back given away by lumpy precipitation-free cloud bases. I think this storm was also sharing the same anvil as T0012 (merged thunderhead), with it being in such close proximity.

The lightning caught on camera consisted of 1 or 2 faint sheet lightnings, 1 small C-C and one large (but faint) twin low-amp C-C discharge which gave a thunder like firecrackers.

WETTERZENTRALE SPHERICS (CREDITS)
EUROPE 24-hour LIGHTNING SPHERIC LOCATION
EUROPE 24-hour LIGHTNING SPHERIC INTENSITY

DUNDEE SATELLITE IMAGES (CREDITS)
VISIBLE 06.06.1998 17:48
INFRARED 06.06.1998 17:48
COLOUR 06.06.1998 17:48

VISIBLE 06.06.1998 17:48 + Grid
INFRARED 06.06.1998 17:48 + Grid
COLOUR 06.06.1998 17:48 + Grid