Video and photos of the storm as it came through the Warwick district

Many were woken up in the early hours of the morning by the thunder

By Philip Hibble

12th Aug 2020, 10:27am

Lighting over Leamington Tennis and Squash Club by Carl Gallagher of Light by Night Photography. Amazingly he also managed to get a shooting star (top left) from the Perseid Meteor Shower which was peaking last night.

It was the storm we were all waiting for, after the recent hot weather.

And in made a great photo opportunity for our readers.

Our thanks to everyone who sent in photos and videos - please keep them coming in by emailing them to [email protected]

The photos attached are from Steven Barnett in Kenilworth and Carl Gallagher in Leamington, and the video of the storm in Warwick is from Geoff Ousbey. If you can't view the video, click on this link - https://youtu.be/5YsIgX7ZArQ