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24 June 2005, 03:34
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Town: swansea
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Thunder storms
Just finished work - 3.30AM!!! - once again the BBC weather forecast spot on - one hell of a storm just starting - loads of thunder and lightning - wind picking up and peeing down!!!
WOW!!!
From the BEEB
Wales
Headline
Fine evening but thunderstorms and heavy showers on Friday.
This Evening and Tonight
Pleasant evening sunshine giving way to a muggy night, with somethundery rain developing later. Minimum temperature 16 deg C (61 degF).
Tomorrow
Thundery outbreaks of rain giving some torrential downpours andleading to some localised flooding. Maximum temperature 25 deg C (77deg F).
Outlook for Saturday
Wet at first, becoming brighter and drier from the north.
Issued on: Thursday 23 June 2005
Valid between: 1800 and 0600 tomorrow
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24 June 2005, 08:05
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Same thing down here. Another storm just starting now. Loads of surface water and floods on the way to work 
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24 June 2005, 16:04
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Shaken Blue
Make: ribcraft
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big storm around southampton area , thunder n lightening !!
at about 2.30!
not exactly ribbing weather now is it
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24 June 2005, 16:09
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Town: Brittany/Portsmouth
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Have to agree Hannah!
It's been a spectacular display of forked lightning in Portsmouth all day!!!
Someone at work said the beer tent has been struck (by lightning  ) at Glastonbury!!!
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24 June 2005, 16:27
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Town: Brittany/Portsmouth
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I took this one an hour or so ago
paul
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24 June 2005, 16:37
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Looks like that one has just landed on Kevin's house 
A few stunning piccys here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/h...005/html/1.stm
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24 June 2005, 17:23
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Town: swansea
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Originally Posted by Ribald
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Look at pic3 - awesome!!!!!
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24 June 2005, 18:11
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Well the water is nice and flat. Time to lower yer vhf antenna.
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24 June 2005, 18:14
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Bit of an incident at a local hotel...think it was struck by lightning...
Sirens going mad...like NY out there!
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24 June 2005, 19:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: New Forest
Boat name: Charlie Brown
Make: Scorpion
Length: 8m +
Engine: 275 Verado
MMSI: 235069179
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Had a power serge in the office today, knocked everything out.
Lights, alarms, telephones blew up a few computers. took an hour to get power back and i left at 19:30 with still no phones working!!
Crazy!!
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24 June 2005, 20:56
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Town: Brittany/Portsmouth
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