Date: 04-06-2000
Time: 02:00 BST
Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire UK
Type: Multicell on Triple-point
Documented by: Mark Seltzer
Equipment: Samsung VP-H65 Video Camera
Footage Quality: VHS

Storm Statistics: T0031.doc
Event Timeline: T0031events.xls

I was actually caught out in this one whilst on a night out. The night started dry but getting towards 11pm it was raining very heavily, but with no lightning activity. It was when I eventually got home the lightning started happening as it cleared the area, assumptions being the focus of the activity (developing cells) were at the back-edge of the whole system. It was only a little bit though, a few I-Cs. As this is a storm that caught me unawares, the data collection was quite minimal. I did however look at some weather charts the following day and discovered it was a result of a slow-moving low centre with a triple-point pivoting over the local area as it moved over, hence the persistent rain. The back edge was fuelled by the cold front. The flow to the south was very slack and temperatures quite warm and muggy which lead to the resulting activity.

DUNDEE SATELLITE IMAGES (CREDITS)
VISIBLE 03.06.2000 16:04
VISIBLE 03.06.2000 16:04 + Grid
INFRARED 03.06.2000 16:04
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COLOUR 03.06.2000 16:04
COLOUR 03.06.2000 16:04 + Grid

VISIBLE 04.06.2000 03:55
VISIBLE 04.06.2000 03:55 + Grid
INFRARED 04.06.2000 03:55
INFRARED 04.06.2000 03:55 + Grid

COLOUR 04.06.2000 05:36
COLOUR 04.06.2000 05:36 + Grid