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Lightning strike at Bournemouth Pier
Having driven from Southampton to Bournemouth specifically to photograph a forecast storm, I was disappointed to find that the Pier was shrouded in a hazy drizzle, with little sign of the storm or any lighting. After a brief walk on the beach and a quick but equally disappointing sunset shoot in nearby Poole, we retired to the pub for a beer. At this point, there was nothing on the rain radar or lightning maps to indicate that anything special was, quite literally, on the horizon. When we left the pub 45 minutes later there were already multiple flashes in the sky and boy were we in for a Storm. Apparently over 200,000 lightning strikes were recorded over the south of England between 10:00 PM and 4:00 AM. Without doubt, the most electrifying storm I’ve ever experienced.
Lightning strike at Bournemouth Pier
Having driven from Southampton to Bournemouth specifically to photograph a forecast storm, I was disappointed to find that the Pier was shrouded in a hazy drizzle, with little sign of the storm or any lighting. After a brief walk on the beach and a quick but equally disappointing sunset shoot in nearby Poole, we retired to the pub for a beer. At this point, there was nothing on the rain radar or lightning maps to indicate that anything special was, quite literally, on the horizon. When we left the pub 45 minutes later there were already multiple flashes in the sky and boy were we in for a Storm. Apparently over 200,000 lightning strikes were recorded over the south of England between 10:00 PM and 4:00 AM. Without doubt, the most electrifying storm I’ve ever experienced.