Sheet Lightning

I was rudely awakened at about one o clock this morning when Lily, the dog on the blog , burst into my bedroom. It didnt take long to find the cause of her panic when it became clear that a considerable lightening storm was raging outside. Lily, unlike Rory, is a notoriously nervous dog and had obviously decided that hiding beside my bed was the best place to be with an electrical storm going on. Thankfully, the storm was not loong lasting and all those in the house were soon able to return to their normal nightime abodes but it was certainly spectacular whilst it lasted. Less fortunate of course, were the inhabitants of Ottery St Mary, many of whom were flooded out of their homes when the same storm dumped up to 4 inches of rain and up to a foot of hail and snow on the Otter valley in less than an hour. Hopefully, all there will soon be back in their homes but its al a reminder that Devon is no stranger to freak weather events.