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Lightning strikes in spectacular storms

8:24am Thursday 7th August 2008 in


A series of spectacular lightning strikes lit up the coast as a storm swept across Sussex last night.

People across Brighton and Hove watched as bolts of lightning struck near the Palace Pier, Brighton Racecourse and Royal Sussex County Hospital.

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service received 52 calls in an hour and a half as heavy rain caused floods late on Wednesday night.

Firefighters from Eastbourne were called to two houses where lightning had struck roofs.

A house was hit in West Down Road, Seaford, at 10.45pm, while a chimney was damaged in a Dallaway Drive, Stone Cross, at 12.07am.

Heavy downpours caused flooding in basements at Hardwick Road and Star Road.

Crews in Brighton and Hove were also caused to a series of small floods at houses.

  • Did you see the lightning? Call the newsdesk on 01273 544520, send your pictures to picture.desk@theargus.co.uk, or text them to 80360, starting your message with SUPIC.

Comments(11)

gaz557 says...
9:56am Thu 7 Aug 08

of course i saw it.

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Harold Ford says...
9:58am Thu 7 Aug 08

Im surprised that your report does not mention the hailstone storm here in newhaven. Hailstones the size of marbles came down for a good ten minuites and the roads and pavements were covered up to 20 mm of much from this downpour its flatterned many of our flowers and plants harold ford

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Ray says...
10:51am Thu 7 Aug 08

Long live global warming, it was great

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NoWay says...
11:04am Thu 7 Aug 08

was pretty cool. we were on a train back to brighton whan the rain hit. it stopped by the time we got back but it was really warm and the lightening was still going strong.

There were at least 4 or 5 storms going on at the same time

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SM says...
12:19pm Thu 7 Aug 08

i didn't see it. I was asleep

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Wivvy Dave says...
12:48pm Thu 7 Aug 08

So it was a storm - I'd been wondering what all those big flashes could have been - Thanks Argus,

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SJC says...
2:19pm Thu 7 Aug 08

Well here in Peacehaven the hailstines were at least an inch in size. it has made alot of holes in our conservatory roof which caused a waterfall into it, ive never seen enything like it!

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star twister says...
7:59pm Thu 7 Aug 08

gaz557 wrote:
of course i saw it.
LOL @ Gaz

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niki55 says...
9:57pm Thu 7 Aug 08

My busy lizzy hanging basket never stood a chance!

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testtherest says...
10:08am Fri 8 Aug 08

Wivvy Dave - Such a bitter man

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Jools says...
4:57pm Fri 8 Aug 08

testtherest wrote:
Wivvy Dave - Such a bitter man
His comments make me laugh ! Lighten up, testtherest.

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