Readers captured the power of the storm last Friday on their cameras and phones.
Jade Barnett, 23, a laboratory technician, of Fitches Crescent, Maldon, was not a fan of the lightning, but still snapped the storm mid strike.
She said: “I’m usually very calm when it comes to thunderstorms but I was very worried this time.”
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