Storm Reports 8th Jan

[Louise]

Fair bit of thunder and lightning for the past ten minutes as this horrid weather's passing through.

Louise

[Osbourne One-Nil]

She's not lying.

Temperature has dropped a staggering 5C in less than 20 minutes.

[Storm Animal]

Oooh, torrential hail at the moment with thunder & lightening, and gale force winds, sounds like the windows are going to implode! Jeepers!!!

....and the temperature has dropped from over 7oC to 3oC in I'd say less than 5 mins..freaky

[Dave Berry]

Squally rain/hail here. Thunder too.

[roberthines]

hail, thunder and lighting here few mins a go and gales too just came from now were.

[sconetone]

7pm Temp of 9.4C

7.40pm Temp of 1.9C, heavy gusts, hail and thundersnow

Cracking Squall line

[Marcus_surfer]

A few torrential downpours with hail have passed. Very windy in the storm also, gusted 66.8mph on the station.

[Tim B]

7pm Temp of 9.4C

7.40pm Temp of 1.9C, heavy gusts, hail and thundersnow

Cracking Squall line

Snap, happened at the same time here as when you posted.

Very bright lightning strikes and some bloody loud thunder with a dash of hail / snow and gale force winds thrown in for good measure.

[Paul R]

Had some lightning last night as the squall was passing through. Couldn't hear any thunder though.

[Zenarcher]

80mph winds last night here.