A woman captured the moment a lightning bolt struck the top of a neighbour's house.
Donna Tizzard was stunned to see the electric fork smash into the roof of a building in Gwersyllt, Wales this evening.
In the video tension mounts as she aims the camera out over nearby rooftops, the Daily Post reports.
Seconds pass with nothing but the sound of rain on glass until suddenly the lightning strikes.
It can be seen ripping through the sky and causing a great burst of orange as it makes contact with a house.
The sudden release of energy causes Donna to scream, swear and then shout for a man called Colin.
Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after the incident at around 8pm on Wednesday.
A spokesman for the fire service said that they could not find any fire or damage and classed the call as a "false alarm with good intent".
The fire service have received multiple calls for help in the Wrexham area tonight after the storm brought heavy rain, thunder, and lightning.
The Met Office has issued an amber thunderstorm warning for North Wales until 11.59pm and has warned that there is a danger to life.
In west London Twickenham residents were pelted with large hailstones which cascaded down during a brief break from wall-to-wall sunshine.
Footage on social media showed how roads were flooded by the unexpected deluge which sent residents running for cover.
The localised storm blew in at 3.20pm - but blue skies quickly returned.
