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A lightning onslaught connected The Avion successful Walsall connected Saturday nighttime led to the gathering being evacuated
Storms person battered the West Midlands during a nighttime of lightning and dense rain, which led to flooded streets and evacuations.
A pub successful Aldridge "went disconnected with a bang", constabulary said, erstwhile it was struck by lightning and had to beryllium evacuated.
Meanwhile customers were forced to permission a bowling alley successful Stafford erstwhile portion of the ceiling collapsed arsenic rainfall poured in.
Players were besides led disconnected the transportation astatine Coventry City's crippled against Swansea astatine the Coventry Building Society Arena connected Saturday pursuing a flash of lightning.
Jayen Dixon's doorbell camera captured a lightning onslaught successful Aldridge, Walsall
The EA has issued a flood warning, with Saredon Brook astatine Wedges Mills, successful Cannock astatine hazard of bursting its banks arsenic h2o levels proceed to rise.
In Stafford connected Saturday, customers were forced to permission Tenpin's bowling centre aft portion of the extortion fell through. Customers reported connected Facebook that h2o was leaking done the ceiling adjacent the children's brushed play area.
West Midlands Fire Service said it sent 15 firefighters to The Avion successful Aldridge, aft lightning acceptable disconnected the pub's alarms astatine astir 19:00 BST.
Customers were evacuated from the pub and determination were nary injuries, said police.
Elsewhere successful the town, doorbell footage captured lightning striking a tree.
The rainfall caused flash flooding successful Codsall connected Saturday afternoon
Streets successful Birmingham were besides affected by the floods, arsenic drivers attempted to get their cars done the water.
At the Coventry City lucifer against Swansea, players were led temporarily disconnected the transportation successful the 63rd minute, due to the fact that of a thunderstorm overhead.
During atrocious upwind connected Friday night, the Ross-on-Wye subdivision of Morrisons was forced to adjacent aft portion of its extortion caved successful and rainwater poured into the shop.
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Drivers successful parts of Birmingham person already been tackling flooded roads
In Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, a crowdfunding run has been acceptable up to assistance an aged pistillate whose location was struck by lightning.
Hayley Johnson said her 79-year-old neighbour was made stateless aft a lightning onslaught connected Saturday which acceptable her extortion alight.
She said the location was flooded owed to the rainfall and that the extortion needed wholly replacing.
Ms Johnson added that the security institution would not wage for repairs arsenic lightning strikes were not covered successful the policy.
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