Date: 15-06-2001
Time: 14:16 BST
Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire UK
Type: Convectional Multicell
Documented by: Mark Seltzer
Equipment: Samsung VP-H65 Video Camera
Footage Quality: VHS

Storm Statistics: T0037.doc
Event Timeline: T0037events.xls

Not much to tell on this one. I caught sight of it as it trundled just to the north-west of Macclesfield. Heavy instability from the south along a trough with associated returning polar maritime air-mass brought up the development of some fairly active thunderstorms across the country, most of which missed the Macclesfield area. The cloud bases were quite low that day reflecting high dewpoint in seasonally average temperatures.

The cell that came closest was still in its developing stage and wasn’t very electrified, however it managed to give a distant C-G and C-C strike that made sure it landed up in the storm archive record.

DUNDEE SATELLITE IMAGES (CREDITS)
VISIBLE 15.06.2001 14:28
VISIBLE 15.06.2001 14:28 + Grid
INFRARED 15.06.2001 14:28
INFRARED 15.06.2001 14:28 + Grid

VISIBLE 15.06.2001 16:48
VISIBLE 15.06.2001 16:48 + Grid
INFRARED 15.06.2001 16:48
INFRARED 15.06.2001 16:48 + Grid
COLOUR 15.06.2001 16:48
COLOUR 15.06.2001 16:48 + Grid