In pictures: Dramatic lightning strikes captured over south's skies

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Torrential rain, thunder and lightning swept across parts of the south on Wednesday night
Loud claps of thunder and flashes of lightning struck in the early hours
Some dramatic shots of the lightning have been captured by BBC Weather Watchers
The Met Office had issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms from Wednesday until 10:00 on Thursday

2 May 2024

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Image source, BBC Weather Watcher Ian
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Lightning cuts across the sky behind the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, shortly before 03:00 BST
Image source, BBC Weather Watcher Lewis Jefferies
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BBC Weather Watcher Lewis Jefferies captured tendrils of lightning streaking across the sky over Portsea, Portsmouth
Image source, BBC Weather Watcher KyleK
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Forks of lightning were caught coming down from the sky over Fleet
Image source, BBC Weather Watcher Kyle Jones
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BBC Weather Watcher Kyle Jones got this dramatic shot at Farnborough Airport, about 03:30
Image source, BBC Weather Watcher Storm Chaser Jake
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Storm Chaser Jake had his phone ready when thunder and lightning struck over Waterloovile
Image source, BBC Weather Watcher Carly Hesp
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Lightning bolts dart over Bitterne Park, Southampton captured by BBC Weather Watcher, Carly Hesp
Image source, BBC Weather Watcher Zinterzog
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Flecks of lightning captured here shortly before daybreak in Slough

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