Stay safe Frazz, I just checked the BBC weather site and it looks a bit grim down your way.
Millie has just asked to go out. Our forecast isn't great, but she's usually better than Tomasz Schafernaker at predicting what'll happen, so we might miss the worst.
Just a few flashes here early this morning (thought someone was shining a torch out the back) - seemed to be over Nellie's way and a very faint rumble of thunder ..
It would seem to have missed this part of Essex! Not unusual, we must be in a dip or summat. A few years back Chelmsford and Colchester were snowbound and we'd had barely a flake.
It has been throwing it down for the last couple of hours though and is very dark. No sign of any rumbles as yet, the dog is perfectly calm!