Met Office Weather Forecast: Twitter Reacts As Thunder And Lightning Hits The UK

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The heavy rain, thunder and lightning that lashed parts of the UK last night resulted in a restless evening - and grumpy morning - for many.

People have been taking to Twitter to vent about the lack of sleep they managed to get with the loud weather conditions outside.

Not really the night's sleep I had planned!! Gonna be a long day! πŸ˜«πŸ˜΄βš‘οΈβ›ˆ #thunder #lightning #tired

β€” Chris Denton (@Chrisdenton23) July 19, 2017

I do think after last night, #knackered should be trending #lightning

β€” Paula Watt (@xPaulaWattx) July 19, 2017

The intense weather that hit the south of the country meant a peaceful night’s sleep was off the cards for many, while lying in their beds in fear was the order of the day.

I'm just sitting in my bed like:#thunder #lightning pic.twitter.com/TTM9U0SgJb

β€” AndrΓ©πŸ€‘ (@_azolan) July 19, 2017

2am watching videos of the #thunder and #lightning on twitter cos I dare not look outside at the real thing.

Cos of, ya know, fear.

β€” Ioan Marc Jones (@ioanmarcjones) July 19, 2017

I'm not saying I'm scared of thunder and lightning but I am saying there is thunder and lightning and I'm also scared

β€” Tom Harlock (@tom_harlock) July 18, 2017

who else was woken up at 2am lastnight to the LOUDEST THUNDER EVER IN THE WORLD EVER #lightning

β€” alex (@acadz) July 19, 2017

Though some actually seemed to rather enjoy it.

#thunder and #lightning last night was comfortin to sleep in with the rain hitting the window Love it when I'm inside safe, not if I'm out

β€” Idlewriter (@Idlewriter) July 19, 2017

Love a good thunderstorm! All that sciency stuff happening in the sky that I don't quite understand. #lightning #thunderstorm

β€” Rachel Thomson (@RachelThomson14) July 19, 2017

The sky did put on a pretty impressive display last night, and it looks likely that it won’t be the last we see of this weather as the torrential downpours move north across the country.

Even more #lightning from the top of my best friend's apartment in Central London at 2:00 am! Storm watching is my fav activity!! pic.twitter.com/kE2GlH3rgz

β€” Lexi (@LexiEvans151095) July 19, 2017

Lightning strikes twice! Just back from the beach in Hove. Pretty wild out there. #storm #sussex #uk #lightning pic.twitter.com/lFsdZhcmSO

β€” James French (@jfrench_photo) July 18, 2017

Chasing endless #lightning in #Cambridge while @sarajcox blasts out Two Tribes on @BBCRadio2 Exhilarating evening! pic.twitter.com/ic7jU8rOf4

β€” Adam Page (@adPagis) July 19, 2017

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning right through the day for large swathes of England and Wales, with the North West likely to be hit with downpours during the evening rush hour.

It also predicted that a month’s worth of rain could fall in some places in a matter of hours.

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