Storm watchers were left stunned after a fierce lightning storm lit up the skies above Lancashire this morning (July 24).
These are some of our favourite pictures of the breathtaking spectacle, captured by our readers, as the storm raged across the night sky.
This stunning time-lapse video picture was captured the ball lightning dancing across the sky over Buckshaw Village. Credit: Iain Lynn If you have a photo you'd like to share, post it in the Facebook comments section and we'll add it to our gallery.
This stunning time-lapse video picture was captured the ball lightning dancing across the sky over Buckshaw Village. Credit: Iain LynnThe lightning crackled and charged across the night sky for nearly two hoursThe storm brought people to their windows to watch the awesome light spectacle which erupted in the skies above LancashireLightning over Lancashire as the farmers continue grafting in the fields below. Credit: Curtis RichmondThe lightning crackled ominously across the night skyLightning dances above Preston rooftops. Credit: Sonia BashirKarl Eccles caught this streak of lightning as it cracked open the night sky above Adlington. Credit: Karl Eccles