Spectacular lightning display captured above Bolton in dramatic images

On Wednesday night and into the early hours of Thursday , many were woken up to the sound of thunder and a flashes of lightning.

Jordan Lawson, who took the photographs, sent them from the BL4 area. The BL4 area covers Bolton, Farnworth, and Kearsley.

(Image: Jordan Lawson)

He said: “I was up late last night taking them before I went to bed, I was already awake.

“I saw a flash and thought, ‘what’s going on?’ And I thought just to try it.

“It’s the first time I’ve tried taking pictures of lightning. A lot of people just get the clouds, and the pylon adds a bit of depth to the picture and makes it different.

“I was sitting there for about an hour as well.”

(Image: Jordan Lawson)

It follows a national heatwave, which raised temperatures in Bolton up to 31C being the highest. On Tuesday, it was hotter than in Barcelona.

Other sounds of thunder were heard both during the night at 2.00 am , and at roughly 6.45am.

The thunderstorm was even the sound that woke up many residents, not just across Bolton, but also across Greater Manchester.

Thunderstorms frequently follow heatwaves, because the intense heat and humidity build up big amounts of atmospheric energy and moisture.