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In pictures: Lightning storms strike again across the West

Matty EdwardsWest of England
Matthew Harris Lightning fills a purple sky over the River Avon in BristolMatthew Harris
Lightning turned the sky purple above the River Avon in Bristol

A second lightning storm has hit the West in the space of five days after June temperature records were broken.

Yellow thunderstorm warnings were in place from 00:00 to 10:00 BST across Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.

It comes after the region was battered by storms on Monday, which led to the closure of Bristol Airport and a house fire in Emersons Green, Bristol, after it was struck by lightning.

Lightning lit up the sky across Bristol, Wiltshire and Somerset earlier during the fifth consecutive night where temperatures stayed above 20C.

Mel Williams-Siddons Lightning in a pink sky over some homes.Mel Williams-Siddons
Wells, Somerset
Tim/Weather Watchers Fork lightning fills a purple sky with the silhouette of trees belowTim/Weather Watchers
Filton, South Gloucestershire
Blue sky with fork lightning above homes and trees
Portishead, North Somerset
Roger Turner Fork lightning in a purple sky above sillhoutted housesRoger Turner
South Bristol
Trish/Weather Watchers Fork lightning in a purple skyTrish/Weather Watchers
Bristol
Carolyn R/Weather Watchers Lightning in the middle of an orangey, grey sky over the silhouette of trees.Carolyn R/Weather Watchers
Tidworth, Wiltshire
Chelsea Claw Lightning lights up the sky blue above blocks of flats.Chelsea Claw
Bridgwater, Somerset
Logan Dickinson A photo taken out of a window of a purple sky with a flash of lightning over the silhouette of trees.Logan Dickinson
Yate, South Gloucestershire
Josh/Weather Watchers A single bolt of lightning just above the silhouette of houses in a purple skyJosh/Weather Watchers
Coalpit Heath, South Gloucestershire
Cuppatea/Weather Watchers Lightning bolts in a purple sky above the silhouette of roofs and scaffolding.Cuppatea/Weather Watchers
Bristol

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