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Silent lightning storm catches photographers' eyes

BBC Weather Watchers/Charl95 Clunbury in ShropshireBBC Weather Watchers/Charl95
The skyline in Clunbury, Shropshire, was captured by BBC Weather Watcher Charl95

A silent lightning storm in the skies above the West Midlands caught the eye of photographers.

There was no thunder or rain to accompany Sunday evening's spectacle, but people witnessed a dazzling display in the clouds.

The sky was lit up by silent lightning which some people said looked like a spaceship passing by.

Earlier, the hot weather came to an end with a bang as thunderstorms brought some heavy downpours in places at lunchtime.

BBC Weather Watchers/Shropshire Liam Dawley in Telford, ShropshireBBC Weather Watchers/Shropshire Liam
A storm also provided a stunning backdrop to the chimneys of Dawley in Telford, Shropshire
BBC Weather Watchers/WarwickshireMidlandsWeather Wolston in WarwickshireBBC Weather Watchers/WarwickshireMidlandsWeather
Over in Warwickshire, this was the view in the Wolston area
BBC Weather Watchers/ShropshireLad Bishop's CastleBBC Weather Watchers/ShropshireLad
Lightning was seen above the streets of Bishop's Castle in ShropshireLad's image
BBC Weather Watchers/AlexG595 CreweBBC Weather Watchers/AlexG595
The clouds were illuminated in Crewe, Cheshire, in this image from AlexG595
BBC Weather Watchers/Mikehouse88 Leominster in HerefordshireBBC Weather Watchers/Mikehouse88
Mikehouse88 took this photo in Leominster, Herefordshire
BBC Weather Watchers/alideakin Cradley HeathBBC Weather Watchers/alideakin
There was a rare sight high above this streetlamp in Cradley Heath in the West Midlands
BBC Weather Watchers/RichB WarwickBBC Weather Watchers/RichB
RichB captured this image in Warwick
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