Thunder and lightning predicted for Saturday evening actually arrived, in a coup for disparaged weather forecasters everywhere.
By around 7pm on Saturday 22 August, rumbling thunder brought a few brief flashes of lightning, the high temperatures throughout the day following on to a muggy evening, and storms breaking.
Left – Emily Jayne Rogers, Right – Adam Davies
By Jody Butterworth Dobson
Whole swathes of the city saw strong rainfall, in Monton, Ellenbrook, Kersal and Irlam.
The dreaded ‘Spanish plume’ returned – essentially warm, humid air moving slowly north from the continent.
The Met Office issued a yellow weather alert this evening in Salford, warning of localised flooding, gusty winds and the possibility of lightning and hail.
Neil Ormrod took this footage over Barton with his drone copter (via SalfordOnline Facebook)
By Luke Clarke
By @PhilManu
There’s nothing yet, however, to suggest a night of lightning storms as epic as the one we saw in July.
Main image by @AndyW466 via SalfordOnline Twitter. Video by Lee Blackman
