While some city residents faced a broken night’s sleep, others sought to make the disturbance worthwhile by capturing the drama on camera.
These photos were taken by people from across the Portsmouth area as the intense storm struck just after 2am.
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The gallery also includes images from yesterday of flooding caused by heavy rain which abruptly brought Portsmouth’s heatwave to an end on Sunday.
Did you capture photos of this morning’s storm? You can send them to us by emailing [email protected].