Storms hit region
Thunderstorms and torrential rain have swept across the region producing spectacular lightning shows.
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Your pictures of the storms
Region mops up after thunderstorms
The region has been mopping up after spectacular storms hit some parts on Wednesday night.
Read the full storyDeluge continues with summer storms
Spectacular lightning storms hit parts of the Anglia region on Wednesday night. The heavy rain caused flooding in Norfolk and firefighters have been pumping out people's gardens.
It also caused another of our summer events to be cancelled - a speedway race meeting in King's Lynn.
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Your pictures of the storms
ITV Anglia viewers have been sending in pictures of the lightning and towering thunderstorm clouds that brought torrential rain.
Read the full storyFlood warning for River Nene near Peterborough
A Flood Warning has been issued by the Environment Agency for the North Bank Road alongside the River Nene, east of Peterborough and west of Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice.
Due to relatively high river flows and rising tides, river levels are likely to affect North Bank Road over tide lock period at approximately 09:30 hrs on Thursday and for some time before and after.
Your pictures of the storms
ITV Anglia viewers have been sending in pictures of the towering thunderstorm clouds that brought torrential rain to East Anglia.
Read the full storyA second funnel cloud in Suffolk
Shortly after spotting one funnel cloud at Red Lodge in Suffolk, ITV Anglia viewer Todd Unsworth saw a second forming beneath a towering cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud.
The spinning vortex is the start of a tornado but only becomes a tornado if it touches the ground.
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Fledgling tornado spotted in Suffolk
Wednesday evening's thunderstorms have spawned some would-be tornadoes in the Anglia region. This video was taken by Todd Unsworth at Red Lodge between Mildenhall and Newmarket in Suffolk at around 6pm.
It shows a funnel cloud developing from the base of a thunderstorm cloud. Only if the twister reaches the ground does it becomes a tornado.
More thunderstorm video
This video was taken by the ITV Anglia skyline camera in Norwich which is used as the live backdrop for Anglia Tonight. It starts with a sequence in real-time and then a shot that has been speeded up 25 times normal speed.
Thunderstorms in the Anglia region
Our stormy summer has been throwing more wet weather at us with thunderstorms crossing the region on Wednesday afternoon with torrential bursts of rain.
Thunderstorms hit Anglia region
Thunderstorms hit many parts of the Anglia region on Wednesday evening with torrential downpours.
The white areas on the rainfall radar image indicate rain falling at a rate of 32 mm per hour or more.
