can there be a thunderstorm over the atlantic?

[mirimont]

I am going to europe in 10 days and I am a very nervous flyer I was wondering can we have a thunderstorm over the atlantic ocean?
(I flew during a tornado watch once and it was one of the scariest moment of my life the main reason why I am scared of flying)

[Barb-SAN]

I flew during a tornado watch once and it was one of the scariest moment of my life the main reason why I am scared of flying)
What was that like? What happened that was scary? I've never flown during a tornado watch.

[mirimont]

it was like being in a rollercoaster the flight was short (detroit lansing MI)
but intense I remember that many people were praying
I still dont understand why the pilot decided to fly anyway...

[Barb-SAN]

Oh, I've considered flying that stretch too, as Lansing is more convenient for me than Detroit. But...I've always ended up renting a car in Detroit and driving. I think that flight is only, what, 45 minutes? So, you probably are at a lower altitude than you would be for a cross country flight, so could be more likely to encounter turbulence, depending on the weather.

I had a flight like that once on a short hop between islands in Hawaii, and that spooked me too. It's taken a good while to get over that. I hope that having more "tools" at my disposal now, I'd be less likely to react as strongly should I ever have a flight during a tornado watch. I'd like to think I'd be focused on taking photos out the window, and looking to see if I could spot a funnel cloud, and take a picture of it...:rolleyes:

[mirimont]

do you know if you can encounter a tunderstorm over the atlantic?
I was curious about that

[Barb-SAN]

do you know if you can encounter a tunderstorm over the atlantic?
I was curious about that

I don't have much experience flying over the Atlantic, so I haven't really paid much attention. I'd think it's possible, but the pilots have radar and can see where the thunderstorms are, and avoid them.