Terrifying, mother of all thunderstorms hits Britain, at least 15,000 to 20,000 times lightning strikes
News24xx.com - A rare phenomenon was occured in the night sky across large parts of Britain on Sunday, May 27 2018.
At that time, lightning lit up in a weather phenomenon dubbed the ‘mother of all thunderstorms’ by meteorologists. Heavy rain also lashed southern England and the Midlands as the incredible wave of lightning rolled in.
A Met Office warning for heavy thunderstorms is in place until 6am on Monday, covering much of England and all of Wales.
Met Office meteorologist, Charlie Powell is estimated that the UK was hit by lightning between 15,000 and 20,000 times.
"Temperatures was below 15 or 16 degrees, for the end of May. And it's a pretty hot and humid night. We had some storms coming in from northern France", Powell said.
BBC weatherman Tomasz Schafernaker shared his enthusiasm on Twitter, writing: “Mother of all thunderstorms now over London."
The storm in the capital included Big Ben and Westminster being illuminated by the sudden flashes of light. And more than half an inch of rain fell in just an hour at Kew Gardens in south west London. Many photographers captured the dramatic moment and shared the photos in social media.
The London Fire Brigade said they got more than 500 calls related the weather, and no fires were reported.
And some 17 flood alerts were issued for parts of the Thames Valley, while West Midlands and Bedfordshire fire services warned motorists of the risks of driving on flood-hit roads.
Nearly 1,000 properties in the Midlands have been left without power as a result of the lightning after five properties were struck by lightning in Warwickshire, while a telephone box burst into flames after a BT pole was hit in Dawlish, Devon.
The weather has also caused chaos at Stansted Airport with delays of passengers.
And the airport side said engineers are working to repair the aircraft fuelling system after it was damagedb in the storm.
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