Central Lightning News

• Netweather reported there were 54,000 lightning bolts in 24 hours across the Midlands and north Britain - around 20 times more than during usual lightning events.
• At the storms peak, 153 lightning strikes were being recorded every minute.

• In Leicestershire the freak weather saw hailstones as big as golf balls crash down, some even smashing car windows.
• Half a month's rain fell in just an hour this morning as the severe storm hit across the Midlands.
• In Scampton, Lincolnshire, 25.8mm of rain fell between 1pm and 2pm.

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Three people have been treated by ambulance crews following a Lightning strike on flats in Hereford.

Two ambulances, a paramedic in a rapid response vehicle and an incident support officer attended the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance spokesperson said:

"Ambulance crews treated two females and one male for shock, together with cuts and abrasions sustained from falling masonry."

All those treated did not require further assistance.

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