Jason C wrote:
"Les Hemmings" wrote in message
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Just come out the other side of the most extreme storm I have yet
seen. 8pm to 9pm BST. Nearly continuous lightning. Looked like an
erratic strobe light. Averaging more than once a second. And RAIN!!!

It was amazing in Folkestone - I too was there. Had to be out in it
:-) Anyone got any historical data showing what the peak strike rate
for Folkestone was ? Must have been very high. It appeared to be
constant lightning at one point.

Yes! Surrounded by lightning.. one continuous peal of thunder.

We went for a walk in the rain to watch the lightning from the Leas. But on
our return things picked up and as I was watching out of the front door at
that amazing lightning our kitchen started to flood, the bath filled up as
the level in the drains rose higher than our floor level...

We bailed out over the peak of the rain, such a relief when it started going
down again!

What a night! I'd love to see the local rainfall figures and strikerate!

Les


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