13 great pictures of lightning above Portsmouth and south Hampshire in the overnight thunderstorm

By Tom Morton

Published 24th Jul 2021, 10:54 GMT

Updated 24th Jul 2021, 11:17 GMT

The heatwave has certainly disappeared.

Last night saw a thunderstorm that had travelled across the Channel hit the south coast shortly before midnight, with several bolts of lightning.

Here are some shots captured by our readers.

Lightning over the city at 2am Photo: Liam Nash Photography

Lightning above Stokes Bay in Gosport Photo: Michael Seymour

Lightning above Portsmouth Photo: Kaaren Theresa Lindsay

Lightning over Portsmouth harbour, taken from Portsdown Hill Photo: Liam Nash Photography

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