'I've never heard thunder like it!' - Huge thunderstorm batters Fylde coast amid reports of property damage

Blackpool and the Fylde coast has been battered overnight as huge thunderstorms swept across the region.

Following a recent spell of scorching weather, the weather changed dramatically overnight, resulting in widespread storms across the Fylde coast, with countless residents disturbed by the rolling thunder and lightning.

There are scattered reports of damage to properties and buildings in certain areas including Fleetwood, where residents expressed shock at the ferocity of the storm, with one local resident commenting: “I’ve never known a thunderstorm last for seven hours!”

There are also unconfirmed reports of various neighbourhoods being without electricity and internet this morning, with fire crews attending numerous incidents.

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