Distant thunder from a storm to my north at the moment.

Just drove through the most amazing storm, hail and flash flooding episode I've experienced in the UK. I was returning from skiing in Hemel Hempstead and as I set off the heavens opened. I reckon between 20mm and 40mm of rain will have fallen in minutes. It was extraordinary. Back in Berko (about 4 miles) only 4mm of rain fell. 

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Hail here too, but nothing like that (3 minutes of 2mm hail before it reverted back to just rain). Still, it was more frozen precipitation than we had all winter!

EDIT: The radar is messed up too, the deep purples here (>120mm/hour) are hail mixed with rain.

Second EDIT: More hail! This reminds me very much of the 80s, indeed I don't think I've seen so much hail in summer for decades!

Third EDIT: And a rumble of thunder as the storm moves away over the sea. Sunny for now... but only 13.6 / dew 10.0, having been 17.2 before the first shower.

This has to be the most interesting June day in many a year, weather wise. ⛈️

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