I'm looking out over West St, towards the church behind Boots.

I can see _HUGE_ flashes that take up the whole sky, they're lighting up every cloud I can see.

They're completely silent, and are far too bright to be fireworks.

Anyone got any ideas?

Sheet lightning?

Storms on the way me thinks. Not raining here yet though.

Hmm, no it's a different kidn of flash.

It's like it's lighting up the underside of the clouds, like a huge spotlight from the ground.

was it blue? coz me and my partner saw them too. Very strange.

Aliens, possibly?:o :cool: :confused: :rolleyes: :D

Here in rotherham theres a big storm with thunder and rain. Itll be coming your way. Plenty of really bright lightning which was silent for quite some time before the thunder. Youre welcome to it too!

Shiregreen we have lightning and thunder now 12.22am seems to be getting worse :o

Yeah I can see them big blue flashes but no noise.

I've been seeing these flashes for most of the evening over in Shirecliffe, but not heard a thing (apart from interference on the Radio / TV)...very strange.

It's defo kicking off over Rotherham way. Can see it from here (nr Mosborough).

This picture says its lightning ;) (http://www.meteorologica.co.uk/asp/lightning.asp)

:D it sure is :thumbsup: wooohooo1200 posts

YUp, it's just hit us here. :)

Weird, it really didn't look like lightning at all when I first posted.

Oh well, mystery solved.

wow, that was the loudest rumble I ever heard.

My daughter was watching Poltergeist 2 with me last night and was just saying 'huh, as if clouds would gather over your house like that and you wouldn't notice.. dad, what was that flashing outside?' - perfect timing LOL

Originally posted by Morte
I've been seeing these flashes for most of the evening over in Shirecliffe, but not heard a thing (apart from interference on the Radio / TV)...very strange.

It could be Parkwood exploding again?

http://www.burngreavemessenger.org.uk/42july04/parkwood.shtml

i saw these flashes too out of the corner of my eye but didnt hear anything.

the 6.7.04 was a most outstanding event.
Went to bed at 10.30 pm and some 15 min's later rain began to fall. Next came the blue flashers followed by a distant thunder that seemed to roll on for a long time.

Yeah I saw flashes, definitely over Rotherham direction.
Quite bizarre that there was no noise though isn't it? could be something to do with atmospheric conditions not bringing the noise so intesnsely in the Sheffield direction.

Lightening. Its very common not to hear any noise. I remember sitting on the beach at night in the Domincan Republic watching silent electric storms inland over the mountains - awesome!!