Thunderstorm and lightning (very, very frightening)

It was a great feeling being safe indoors watching! Our elder cat was scared shitless though, hid under the duvet all night. Kitten Pogo wasn't bothered! He even slept through some of the thunder.

It was very exciting though, given that the storm was directly over us. Although sheltering in the metal bus shelter may have been a bad idea in hindsight.

However, during the second, later burst of the storm (sometime during CSI) there was the legendary HAILSTONES THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS bouncing off my windowledge.

I suppose I should have gone downstairs and looked at them more properly, but Catherine looked like she was going to Get Some for the first time in, well, ever, last night.

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Still, if you're gonna invoke anyone...

Luckily I've just finished washing the dishes. Does anyone know of anyone who has actually been hit by lightening while on the computer?

OK, so we had a big ball of lightning thing explode over our house this evening. Holy fuck was that scary. I was on the phone to my mum at the time and thought a plane had crashed or something (we live near the airport). Neil was at the window watching our next-door neighbours kids skipping and one had just tied their rope to the washing line (metal pole, eek!) when BANG!! right over their heads: cue two terrifed kids running for their lives.

I wasn't looking out the window, but it was loud and bright and actually went bang before the thunder started. It came totally out of nowhere as well - no warning rumbles, no rain, nothing. It had been freakily close and muggy before, but, my God was that ever scary. Then two wee rumbles of thunder in the distance a few minutes later and nothing.

Anyone else round here get it? Rumpie? It was totally fucking terrifying.

an amazing thunderstorm in paris, friday before last. never seen or heard anything like it. lightning in every direction around and...purple-looking!

incoming!

Whoa - hail! In July! Sky black and thunder right overhead.

Really black here in Stoke Newington, no hail as yet. Very loud thunder though.

I'm in Fitzrovia/ Bloomsbury and we have lumps of hail the size of small peas and thunder every twenty seconds or so.

I was supposed to be going to a cricket match at Lords tonight :-(

hot hail here too about 20 mins ago. it went v dark v quickly.

I can't stand this fucking rain any longer! It's rained every day for three weeks now. Where is my summer? I want a refund.

Met Office:
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Further showers along with some sunshine but there may be a wet and quite windy spell later on Thursday and for a time on Friday.

Updated: 1514 on Tue 3 Jul 2007

UK Outlook for Sunday 8 Jul 2007 to Tuesday 17 Jul 2007:
Unfortunately there is precious little signal of any prolonged, dry or warm weather in the coming period. Sunday may be rather wet at first in eastern parts with some heavy rain and for next week there is little sign of any improvement in the weather. Low pressure will dominate with further rain or showers, some of which will be heavy at times. Temperatures are likely to be average at best, and at times it may feel rather cool, especially in the rain. Into the weekend and the following week, there is little sign of any change, with most places seeing further rain or showers, and temperatures are still likely to be around or a little below average for most parts.

It's never going to end.

this weekend looks good tho

It's rained every day for three weeks now. Where is my summer? I want a refund.

we had Summer in April/early May (barely any rain then, not in the SE at least)

We've had constant rain for weeks and weeks now. All the area lakes are closed, right before the 4th of July. Apparantly we have already exceed our average rainfall total for the entire year.

we had Summer in April/early May (barely any rain then, not in the SE at least)

You're right, but I didn't realise that was the deal. If the weather gods had offered me a hot 'n' dry April in exchanged for eternal rain afterwards, I wouldn't have gone for the instant gratification option.

i haven't read any reports saying 'wettest June since records began (not very long ago)' yet - what gives?

weather has looked normal in places like New York and Southern Europe. that's weird about TX tho.

I think it's all over the southern US. I believe the news the other night said a city in Kentucky was being declared a national disaster.

My aunt lives near a lake and every day the roads become more and more impassable.

"The central Texas cities of Austin and San Antonio have received nearly twice as much rain as usual for June. And earlier this week, about 18 inches of rain fell overnight near Marble Falls, about 40 miles northwest of Austin. Boats and helicopters rescued people who scrambled atop buildings and vehicles."

It's been sunny and nice and warm here(Scotland) all afternoon. The world has gone topsy turvy.