AFTER a sunny afternoon residents in Somerset were left running for cover as heavy rain, thunder and lightning hit the county.
Dramatic pictures show lightning bolts shooting out of the sky as a thunderstorm raged across the county.
Residents were quick to grab their phones and take pictures of the storm.
Somerset Camera Club member Paul Gibbard took these fantasic shots of the lightning in Bridgwater.
Dan Raymond from Taunton captured this shot of the lightning in his back garden.
Somerset Camera Club member, Shane Passmore enjoyed a cider despite the thunderstorm.
Roxi Watts got this fantastic picture of a lightning bolt in Bridgwater.
Do you have any pictures of the thunderstorm you would like to share?
Email us at newsdesk@somersetcountygazette.co.uk
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