Eastbourne sees 1,000 lightning strikes in one hour - BBC News
The skies above Eastbourne were lit up for about an hour.
About 1,000 lightning strikes were recorded in the Eastbourne area in one hour

Some 1,000 lightning strikes illuminated the skies above Eastbourne as torrential rain and thunderstorms lashed part of the UK overnight.

Storms lit up the East Sussex seaside town for about an hour, while 42mm of rain fell further north in Lenham in Kent.

Homes were left without power and roads were flooded in other parts of south-east England. A yellow weather warning is in place for the region and East Anglia until 21:00 BST.

The town of Rye was also illuminated by the storms

David Christie took this spectacular shot of the sea at Deal

Eastbourne as taken by BBC Weather Watcher EyeOnTheSky

"We've had some heavy, thundery showers overnight," said meteorologist Alex Burkill.

"There has been some flooding near Eastbourne and some power cuts.

"We are going to see some further heavy showers heading towards Kent, and south-east parts of the UK will see some heavy thunderstorms through the morning, while isolated ones could develop this afternoon."

The view of the English Channel from Beachy Head in East Sussex

Ramsgate also saw lightning as the storms moved across the south-east of England and East Anglia

Weather Watcher DannyM took this photo looking towards Eastbourne from Ditchling Beacon

Sammy14 sent in this photo of Canvey Island

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