In message , John T
writes

"Steve J" wrote in message
...
Very loud clap of thunder and crack of lightning here in Hatton,
Warwickshire @1905hr on Sunday evening.
Steve
yes, just heard it here, sent to the dog barmy, logged on to see if there
was any about. nothing on sferics

It woke me up in south birmingham and went on for ages.
--
Chris