The heavens opened over Manchester on Sunday afternoon (June 11) as heavy rain lashed down and thunder rumbled after a 23 day dry spell.
The region had been basking in blue skies and 30C temperatures earlier on Sunday before the thunderstorm that had previously been predicted by the Met Office.
A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms was put in place from midday until 9pm, covering the whole of Greater Manchester and the rest of the north west.
