a nice suprise here in sunderland we have just had our first shower of the day, hail and sleet. forcast said it would turn a lot warmer than it has. also very gusty at the moment.
spectacular big storm over newcastle at about 7:30 not much rain but very dark with strong winds plenty of good forks comming down all around best of the year to date
had the lot so far. thunder, lightning, hail, very gusty winds and torential rain . still ongoing but seems to be quietening down a little. sitting in the conservatory the noise was just fantastic!! managed to calm the baby down.
flash floods in newcastle with a rumble of thunder and some large hail. even thought we could see a bit of a funnel cloud starting up. any reports of a smal tornado around 4:30 pm?
thunder and lightning since about 4 am in newcastle .
best of all a huge explosion has just erupted outside my classroom and the pupils went nuts!! a nearby strike me thinks!!