2:09pm, Tue 23 Jul 2013 Powerful storms hit the capital

Hail broke windows in last night's storms

Last updated Wed 24 Jul 2013

Despite the scorching temperatures, some of the storms that swept across the capital last night contained large hail stones.

Robbie Collin posted a picture on Twitter of his living room window, which had been smashed during a thunder storm.

He wrote: "Err, wow. A sudden hail shower in SW London has just SMASHED MY LIVING ROOM WINDOW."

Powerful storms hit the capital

The sky was lit up by flashes of lightning last night, as storms buffeted the capital.