Thunderstorms 2026

[Kainz]

That's ********? He can't remember a 2 hour+ storm in 35 years of being in London?

Born and raised here and I don't remember a storm this intense in 50yrs! Honestly when I woke up to the thunderclap at 3am I thought it was an explosion and then I saw flashes of light repeatedly. It was like a scene out of the Skyline film! My town got flooded instantly (always does) but the waters have calmed down now as the heat starts to arrive

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I wonder whether we’ll have these each night given each day coming up is going to be hotter and more humid.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Born and raised here and I don't remember a storm this intense in 50yrs! Honestly when I woke up to the thunderclap at 3am I thought it was an explosion and then I saw flashes of light repeatedly. It was like a scene out of the Skyline film! My town got flooded instantly (always does) but the waters have calmed down now as the heat starts to arrive

By far the longest and biggest area covered I remember here. So much lightning for such a long time.

 

[Nabinium]

I've slept through a ram raid on the shop downstairs

Really?

 

[Junglist]

House got hit near us and went up in flames immediately.

 

[sidimmu]

Really?

Yeah during covid lockdown 1 or 2.
I was upstairs asleep, exgf was downstairs playing PS, ram raided shop below but next door, shook the flats and made horrendous noises.
I got woken up by the ex asking where the gopro was to film it, I fell back to sleep....

Man arrested and set to face court following three store ram raids

A TILBURY man has been arrested, held in custody and will face a court tomorrow in connection with three ram raid attacks on stores in Thurrock.

thurrock.nub.news

For ref, if she had said someone's trying to break into ours, I would have been up and ready for the fight, but no danger means Sid stays sleeping lol

 

[sidimmu]

@Nabinium added a link for reference

 

[something daft already!!]

Working in electronics, I'm getting loads of people calling in with fried devices today. The storms seem to have done a lot of damage last night.

 

[Liquid_Entity]

I am in a whatsapp argument that this is fake or sped up

https://twitter.com/x/status/2069025222687113718

As much as I know it was a big storm last night this doesn't to me look real

 

[Kainz]

It's the alien tripods landing from Tom Cruise's War of Teh Worldz

 

[manic111]

So I slept through it all last night, my client at work today is shocked I slept through it all as it was mental according to them.
I've slept through a ram raid on the shop downstairs, bit of water isnt going to wake me up

It was so loud. I sleep with earplugs and it was like a gunshot going off.

 

[sidimmu]

It was so loud. I sleep with earplugs and it was like a gunshot going off.

I am genuinely gutted I slept through it now, sounded perfect to sit at the window enjoying it!

 

[Rroff]

I am in a whatsapp argument that this is fake or sped up

The vehicle moving and lights flashing look sped up but not by much - only 2x at most which would still be pretty crazy (unless the entire video is fake).

 

[RedMogg]

Last night's storm over northern France, taken from the Aisle of Widgit.


(Credit to Island Visions Photography )

 

[NickK]

Most peeved - we only got a little sprinkle of rain, some wind, but other than the distant flashes (no thunder), it passed us by.

Did get more rain late morning but it's now full on heat..

 

[Rroff]

Some pretty crazy pictures of the cell:

https://www.facebook.com/bbcsomerset/posts/pfbid02NZvA1ExLEUseVuxCioqVUfFeu7LQggEQx8uQeRhKWzcGUAGjkdcHXJHT5UGM3Un8l

 

[Neil79]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2069842621988504014

 

[Neil79]

Damnnn

https://twitter.com/x/status/2069847420343570489

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Looks like most of it will miss London this time. Could do with a good downpour again.

 

[Tombstone]

As we broke the UK record today locally, I'm hoping for a cracking good thunderstorm Thurs night/fri morn, I do love a good nighttime thunderstorm !