Thunder and lightning hit Dorset putting on an incredible night time show.
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Footage by Jonathan Anderson
The second storm of the night followed a warm and humid day in Dorset, with a weather warning issued for thunderstorms.
Frequent #lightning, heavy rain and large hail are now making their way across parts of the South West ️ pic.twitter.com/QMSpwXiMlC
— Met Office (@metoffice) July 18, 2017
One property in Swanage was flooded due to the heavy rain and a blocked drain outside.
And a house near Mudeford was struck by lightning as storms battered the county.
Photographers from across the county were ready, capturing some stunning images of the early morning storm.
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Footage by Alice Tilley
Members of the Echo Camera Club Dorset, keen snappers and storm chasers took brilliant images and video of the storm, hailed by some as the best ever.
Wow these are some active troughs
— South Eng Weather (@LondonSnowWatch) July 19, 2017
Best storm in years pic.twitter.com/kjuVdUSFrP
Over 100,000 flashes of lightning were recorded across the UK in the past 24 hours, particularly in southern England.
⚡️With over 100,000 lightning flashes in the last 24 hours, it was pretty spectacular in S Eng last night...! ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/QXGp0TJosh
— Simon King (@SimonOKing) July 19, 2017
There is still a weather warning in place for rain throughout today, until 10pm tonight.
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Footage by Dane Gardner
The Met Office says: "Thunderstorms, with locally torrential downpours will continue to move north across England and Wales in the early hours of this morning.
"Although the thunderstorms will tend to ease from the south later in the night, further, possibly severe storms may break out again this afternoon, probably focused over parts of northeast Wales, central and northern England.
"Although some places will miss the thunderstorms, there is a chance of localised sudden flooding of homes, businesses and roads. Frequent lightning and large hail may be additional hazards, the latter bringing potential for disruption to power networks. This warning has been updated to keep the risk going over southern England through the early hours of this morning."
You can send your picture to digital@bournemouthecho.co.uk
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