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In pictures: Lightning strikes light up sky after hottest day

Vanessa PearceWest Midlands
Weather Watchers/nat_photography_8 A lightening bolt in the sky over Wombourne, StaffordshireWeather Watchers/nat_photography_8
Lightning flashes over Wombourne in Staffordshire in the early hours of Friday morning

Lightning strikes lit up the sky across parts of the West Midlands during the early hours.

The storm came during what could have been the warmest June night yet in the UK, making it difficult for many people to sleep.

The UK suffered its hottest ever June day on Thursday, with temperatures reaching 36.7C in the south west, breaking a record set earlier that day.

Hot and humid weather is expected to continue with an amber warning for extreme heat covering most of the region until midnight.

Our weather watchers captured these stunning images. If you would like to send us your own pictures - upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at midlandstoday@bbc.co.uk.

Weather Watcher/Mark Griffiths Lightening bolt over CoppenhallWeather Watcher/Mark Griffiths
BBC Weather Watcher Mark Griffiths captured this image in Coppenhall, Cheshire East
Weather Watcher/Arnie Pie Lightning in the sky about Harborne in BirminghamWeather Watcher/Arnie Pie
Lightning could be seen over Harborne in Birmingham
Weather Watchers/alideakin Llangarron Herefordshire alideakinWeather Watchers/alideakin
This image was captured in Llangarron, Herefordshire
Weather Watchers/Creativecpjj Lightning over StaffordWeather Watchers/Creativecpjj
An amber warning for thunderstorms was in place during the early hours of Friday, including Stafford
Weather Watchers/Bigolives Lightning over TelfordWeather Watchers/Bigolives
People reported being woken from their sleep by storms including in Telford where this lightning was captured in purple sky
Weather Watchers/Jack March Lightning captured over Shawbury in ShropshireWeather Watchers/Jack March
Shawbury in Shropshire also experienced the storm
Weather Watchers/clcSimon Lightning in the sky above WolverhamptonWeather Watchers/clcSimon
The storm could also be seen in Wolverhampton
Weather Watchers/Craig Lightning over Bayston Hill, ShropshireWeather Watchers/Craig
Lightning is caused by a buildup of static electricity inside storm clouds as seen here in Bayston Hill, Shropshire

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