"Helios" wrote in message
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Yeh, I have never seen it get so dark so quickly in Bournemouth town
centre, just before the heavens opened. It was pitch black. People were
coming out of the shops and staring upwards in disbelief. Just before the
rain started, the wind got up very quickly and swept up sand into the town
centre from the beach. Not sure if it was the ionisation of the air or
something, but 15 minutes before all of this I came over very strange !
Anyone else get this sort of premonition ? All quiet now at 13:40. Sun
should be out soon, I think. Wow, that was something else.. !


Yep - that was a good-un!!

It went so dark here in Springbourne that the streetlights all came on.
Wind got up, gusting over 20kt, pressure jumped by 2mb and 17mm of rain fell
in 20 minutes.

Walking across Kings Park on my way to the footie 2h later and the grass was
still waterlogged.. probably just sitting on the very hard surface.

One of the better weather events I've experienced

Jim.