This weekend's storms may have brought with them torrential downpours and disaster for one unfortunate family , but they also resulted in some beautiful sights in the sky above Essex
Loud thunderclaps were accompanied by numerous bolts of lightning, sparked after a stifling hot day in the county.
Essex Chronicle readers captured the best of it with some stunning photos. See if your shot is in our gallery below.Great Baddow, by Matthew ScottonWitham, by Chris Cook
