Sheffield weather: Video and pictures captures bolts of lightning as thunderstorm batters city

Sheffield resident Joe Peacock captured the moment lightning hit the city in a video this morning (Wednesday, August 12) which showed the purple sky illuminated by the strike.

It comes after weather expects warned people in South Yorkshire that the region could be hit by severe thunderstorms to mark the end of the extreme late summer heatwave.

The Met Office issued a yellow ‘be aware’ for the early hours of this morning.

Residents across the city captured the display as the thunderstorm hit the region during the night.

What an incredible display of lightning over #Sheffield through the night! 😮⚡️⚡️⚡️#sheffieldguide #lightning #storm #2020 #sheetlightning pic.twitter.com/2evCGzxTv9

— The Sheffield Guide (@thesheffguide) August 12, 2020

Another person who lives in the city, remarked that they had never seen or heard a thunderstorm ‘like it’.

I've never seen or heard anything like this and I couldn't be happier #storm #sheffield pic.twitter.com/5AORAK5mzM

— Ben Moore⚔️ (@benji_moore1) August 12, 2020

A fellow Sheffield resident captured the scene as the lightning hit the west side of the city.

West #Sheffield right now. #storm #lightning pic.twitter.com/8dOiF5WQMJ

— Fat Joe (@Joey_Kaching) August 12, 2020

While weather is expected to stay warm today, with temperatures to hit 30C in Sheffield according to the Met Office, there are still thunderstorms forecast for this evening.

The meteorologist has issued a yellow storm warning for all of England and the eastern half of Scotland, with a more serious amber warning pertaining to eastern Scotland between Edinburgh, Inverness and Aberdeen.

An amber warning means people should be on alert for flash flooding and building damage from lightning strikes, floodwaters and hailstones.

There could be delays to public transport, difficult driving conditions and possible road closures, while the deep and fast floodwater could pose a threat to human life.

Under its yellow warning, the Met Office is predicting storms in particular for the north-west, north Wales and the West Midlands for Wednesday and Thursday.

Chief meteorologist Steve Ramsdale said in these areas “exceptional rainfall totals could be seen of 60 millimetres in an hour with a very small chance of 150 millimetres of rainfall in three or four hours”.

The heatwave is set to continue across the country it is expected to reach 31C in London today, as well as in Cambridge, Yeovil and Southampton.

Ten properties in Lancashire were affected by flooding on Tuesday following overnight storms, the Environment Agency have confirmed.

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