For first time ever scared by thunderstorm

[listsandbudgets]

Got woken up by huge crash of thunder about 15 minutes ago. Since then really heavy rain, and a lot of almost simultaneous thunder and sheet lightening. I think its movi g away slightly now but we were obviously directly beneath it for a while.

Just looked up and seen a massive jag of fork lightening too.

Never been scared but am now. DP and dd away and ds thankfully seems to en sleeping through

Anyone else been woken by storm?

[crosspelican]

Yep! I'm not keen at all really. DH away too, so nobody took cling to! Not that I would want to in this heat...

[BackforGood]

I was awake anyway, but sounds as if we might be near.
I was convinced somewhere nearby must have been struck by the lightening.
It was SO noisy.

[user27495824]

Been watching it for the last hour with my 2 year old (who won't sleep) and my 12 year old who got woken by it. I love storms. 2 year old is a bit confused and keeps calling it McQueen.

[Kahlua4me]

We were camping in France once during a storm like this one - I was absolutely petrified! It was so loud we were shouting at each other and still couldn’t hear anything that was said.

[ILikeyourHairyHands]

Completely mad storm here in the Peak District, lightning flashes every few seconds and booming thunder.

[julensaor]

the time of boris the terrible begins

[TheJellyBabyMadeMeDoIt]

I'm struggling to sleep tonight and was just drifting off when the storm kicked in about 30 mins ago.

I don't mind the thunder, because once that's happening there's nothing to be scared of. It's the lightning that freaks me out because that's the dangerous bit.

Urgh as I'm typing my 6 year old has got in bed with me as it's woken him, so now I can't starfish.

I have also been in rent in a massive storm, in Hawkshead in the Lakes, when I was 15. The ground shook and the thunder was deafening. Not an experience id recommend 😂

[ILikeyourHairyHands]

It is disturbingly portentous Julensaor.

[NoSquirrels]

My poor dog is terrified

Kids woke up when the a power cut cane back on and ALL THE THINGS beeped. But no one scared bybthe storm apart from poor doggo.

[EspressoPatronum]

Yep, Eileen by lightening here, I don't think it's raining, but have a fan on so can't hear over that and the constant rolling thunder.
I'm definitely freaked out! Dh is in the spare room as I've got both kids (3 and 2 months) in our room and he's on call with work (call phone stupidly loud!) So I'm here freaking out by myself. Luckily both kids sleeping through it!

[EspressoPatronum]

Julensaor 😱😆😬

[Nevth]

@julensaor Ha! That made me snort my G&T out of my nose (painful). I'm in the US so it's not 3am, but still...

[DisgraceToTheYChromosome]

Bloody racket woke me up at 0330, and now I have to decide: waterproof coat and drown in sweat, or just drown? The latter I think. Today's customer requires eye protection from flying dust as well, so there's staggering about in a fog to look forward to.
On the positive side, it's containers, so most of the shift will be spent surfing the web or asleep.