Jim Smith wrote:
Similar here in Bournemouth - looked outside when I heard thunder and my
impression was that it seemed to be coming from mid-level cloud. The
rainfall radar looked spectacular, but not much rain recorded here
despite an apparent direct hit from the heaviest rain, so suspect some
of it evaporated on the way down.

The rain wasn't particularly heavy in East Cliff. One lightning strike
appeared to hit the clifftop (or one of the hotels on the clifftop)
around 200 yards from my flat.

Jonathan
Bournemouth