Weather forecast and lightning strikes
Summer lightning over southern England
A series of spectacular lightning strikes lit up the skies as a thunderstorm swept from Sussex through to Suffolk
Despite the London skyline experiencing the impressive light show, there was little actual rainfall in the area, with the clouds particularly high in the atmosphere for a storm
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service had a busy night, receiving 52 calls in an hour and a half as heavy rain caused floods late Wednesday night
Although not much damage was reported, firefighters from Eastbourne were called to two houses where lightning had struck roofs
Crews in Brighton and Hove were also caused to a series of small floods at houses
The Met Office said the particularly high temperature - peaking at 80F (27C) - contributed to these types of storms, as they made their way from mainland Europe
Today, they expected some more thunder, moving further north up through East Anglia, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, perhaps with some heavy downpours
Temperatures are expected to peak at 72F (22C) in the London area
Some minor showers are expected, scattered with sunny intervals, although over the weekend things could well go downhill again
What an amazing series of photographs. So beautiful but sometimes so deadly.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular! I love the first one, there is something about watching lightening over the sea.
ReplyDeleteI do appreciate a scene well captured by the person behind the camera lens.
ReplyDeleteNo lightening strikes here in Adelaide.
ReplyDeleteVery nice shots. That first one is eerie.
Hey, that's great. We want more of that, just to be all apocalyptic like. :)
ReplyDeleteThose are some great photos! Did you take any of them James?
ReplyDeleteSo close, yet I never saw a thing. :)
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