VIOLENT thunderstorms hit much of the Essex and the South East in the early hours of this morning.
The height of the storms peaked between 2.30am and 3.30am.
DO you have any pictures you took of the lightning storm that swept across Essex in the early hours of this morning?
The Standard is doing a collection of reader pictures of the storm to feature in the paper.
Email mbsdistrict@newsquest.co.uk
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