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James Bird
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Lightning photographed above Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow-in-Furness
Skies across England were lit up by lightning as thunderstorms hit overnight following the heatwave.
More storms are forecast for the rest of the week with lightning and torrential downpours predicted for many.
The Met Office has issued a weather warning covering most of the UK which stretches until Thursday evening.
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Gary McKeating
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A lightning strike near the coast in Whitehaven
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BBC Weather Watcher Greg
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Lightning pierces the sky in Stoke-on-Trent
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Lee Metcalfe
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A storm passed over the Ashton Memorial in Lancashire
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A series of strikes captured above the North Walney Nature Reserve in Cumbria
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Shafiq Khan
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Fork lightning lit up the sky over Blackburn
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Hollie Degnan
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West Shore Beach on Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness
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