Bloody hell this lightening is really bad!

[Ronmione]

Wow wow

While not wile stupid phone

I love love love a good storm. DS has slept soundly, the dogs have come into our bed (usually a no no) and have shot under the blankets as far as they can reach. I was sitting by the window watching the whole world light up.

Daughter in Acton, London. Just seen her tweets from 2.30am commenting on the storm. Sounds horrendous.

I'm a couple of hours from Acton, never seen anything like it!

I'm Sussex Surrey border it was the biggest storm I've seen in years! So loud and went on forever. Our power only went off once luckily, never seen so much fork lightning

Am in Bucks, nr Aylesbury. It was a bonkers storm. Those cracks of thunder really scared me! And the lightening was so dramatic.

It was impressive in Wiltshire...

Its still going for it in Essex, it just hammered down. I loves a storm.

I'm gutted, I missed it. I only heard the amazing rain at 6am ish.

Central London here. We all woke and watched the storm, the kids had midnight feast of breadsticks and milk! (3 and 4 years) It was an amazing storm. Nice and sunny outside now

I'm in the midlands and it was here between 2 and 3am

Did anyone get a storm on the Sussex coast? It's cool this morning but I'll be a bit gutted if I slept through a really big storm!

Saltysea friends of mine in Chichester had the same almighty storm

I know that I am a pedant but the correct spelling is LIGHTNING.

As you were....no lightning here in the west

We had lightning and thunder but no rain - I went out in the garden at 1/2 5 and the laundry and bird baths were all bone dry.

It was all still here, not a breath of wind, then an almighty gust so big it slammed our bedroom door shut, then nothing!

Nearly gave me a heart attack. If I hadn't seen the wind blow the curtains out I'd have thought burglars were in the house.

What a stunning storm and doesn't it smell fresh now. Very tried though...

Tali I'm in North Essex too, that rain was something else wasn't it!

It was incredible here in Wiltshire at about 1am. Our stupid youngest cat went out with the first rumble of thunder and we saw her gleefully rolling around on the front lawn in the rain, stopping with every fork to try and find it!

Still too bloody warm this morning though and no sight of a storm having happened! All roads dry and glorious sun!

S.Herts- just north of London area.
Sun is shining now and is like a tropical jungle atmosphere. Too humid for me already and must go out at 9.30.
Very groggy after the uncomfortable night air.

Saltyseabird we're on the sussex coast. Saw lightening just as i was going to bed sbout 2am. Must have been a massive storm as the sky was lit up above the downs but no thunder claps do not actually anywhere near us

We've got dd's sports day today...going to be really hot!

Lightning sorry!

woken up by huge clap of thunder about 2.30