‘Mother of all thunderstorms’ lights up UK night skies in striking photos

A massive electrical storm covered the country last night

A yellow weather warning has been issued for Bank Holiday Monday following “the mother of all thunderstorms” on Saturday night.

The Met Office warning for rain is in force until Monday May 28 affecting “all of Wales as well as southern and central England.”

There is a chance of delays with cancellations to train and bus services, according to the Met Office.

Tomasz Schafernaker, a forecaster at BBC Weather, tweeted: “Mother of all thunderstorms now over London. Oh boy! This UTTERLY INSANE. I’ve never seen a storm with such frequent lightning in my life I don’t think. Mostly sheet lightning and not too loud but flashes are spectacular.”

Mother of all #thunderstorms now over London. Oh boy! This UTTERLY INSANE. I’ve never seen a storm with such frequent lightning in my life I don’t think. Mostly sheet lightning and not too loud but flashes are spectacular. pic.twitter.com/b3RjiD8Nf2

— Tomasz Schafernaker (@Schafernaker) May 26, 2018

The monsoon like tropical storm comes as temperatures could reach as high as 29 degrees, with thundery outbreaks of rain set to continue in England and Wales.

Emma Plumb, another BBC meteorologist, said: “more [storms] are making their way up over the English Channel.”

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#lightning storms in the southeast tonight. Captured this over 10 mins from back garden. #Thunderstorms Bed? Naaaaa! pic.twitter.com/3QrHw1MdP9

— Fusional (@Fusionators) May 27, 2018

⚡ Stunning lightning flashes across the night sky as #thunderstorms sweep across southern Britain ⚡https://t.co/ipht8zLX37 pic.twitter.com/0WsJpvbkzv

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) May 27, 2018

So I got this picture of the lightning over South West London and jumped for joy #lightning pic.twitter.com/KQV1cpJy0f

— Nitai Levi (@NitaiLevi) May 27, 2018

Who got woken up by this little lot over night??

This is a combo of 8 shots of the lightning over Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, taken at around 3am (Sorry it’s through a wet window!)

Click for full view#ukweather #lightning #stormhour pic.twitter.com/YiuWPgwUp3

— Tim Cornbill (@timcornbill) May 27, 2018