JERSEY’S gardens finally got a good watering last night as a huge thunderstorm rumbled over the Island.
The storm, which hit shortly before 1am, delivered the first proper rainfall in months.
Jersey Met say more than 4,200 lightning strikes were recorded in the area and 29mm of rain fell at the Airport – that’s more than during the whole of July.
After a wet and thundery night, here are a few statistics.
— Jersey Met (@Jersey_Met) August 25, 2022
Rainfall at Jersey Airport to 7am: 29mm,
Maison St Louis Observatory to 8am: 26.5mm,
Howard Davis Farm to 8am: 29.6mm.
More than 4200 lightning strikes across the area. pic.twitter.com/PomdI6Tu0p
Last summer, several houses in St Brelade caught fire after being struck by lightning in two separate storms. But there are no reports of damage so far.
(Video by Danny Hogan)
Despite the downpour, by early Thursday morning, there had been no reports of any major flooding.
The storm moved east across the Channel Islands before hitting parts of France and southern England.
It came just one day before Jersey Water introduces a hosepipe ban following months of below-average rainfall and one of the warmest and driest summer for years.
The rest of the week is expected to be dry and settled. And the bank holiday weekend is set to be sunny and warm, with temperatures rising into the mid to high 20s.
