Down here in the South East of London, we got some of the lightning and thunder, but loads of hail. I was in a hut at the kids school, making a pair of beaded earrings, when the tremendous pounding of the hail beat down on the corrugated roof.

It was brilliant seeing the hail pour down, while nice and cosy under shelter. At the time, none of us knew it was all down to a tornado in NW London.

My dad, who works in Southwark said the kids at the school where he works were amazed at how the sunny bright sky appeared to be pushing the dark clouds away over the other side of the river. Impressive colours too.

I wish I saw it.