Lightning pictures: Spectacular storms light up England skies

Lightning strikes over the Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool

Spectacular thunderstorms have continued to hit parts of the UK, lighting up the skies overnight.

Torrential downpours also brought road closures and widespread flooding across parts of the West Midlands, in particular.

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for more thunderstorms covering most of the UK which stretches into next week.

Below is a selection of some of the most spectacular photos shared with BBC News of the lightning across England on Wednesday night.

Lightning pictured at Ellesmere, Shropshire

The storm lit up the skies above Bromborough, on The Wirral

Lightning pierces the sky in Stoke-on-Trent

Several roads remain closed in and around Telford after flash flooding

The storm passed over the Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool

Lightning strike captured in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

The storm lit up the sky above Ashbourne in Derbyshire

Lightning was captured over the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol

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