The terrifying moment a lightning bolt struck a house in a west Sussex was captured in dramatic live footage by a 'storm chaser'.
Liane Johnstone livestreamed the spectacular strike as she drove through the village of Fittleworth on June 28 and said her instinct was to duck as the massive bolt shot down from the clouds.
Ms Johnstone, 42, said the ‘ferocious’ lightning strike at around 8.30pm was followed by heavy rain.
Fortunately nobody in the area was injured although local residents reported that they lost their TV signal and had problems with their Sky boxes.
This is the moment a bolt of lightning struck on the outside of Fittleworth, west Sussex, on June 28
Liane Johnstone filmed the high-voltage bolt striking just a short distance from her car
Ms Johnstone told MailOnline: 'My reaction was to duck as I was driving. For a split second everyone in the car just went quiet. I just stayed focused on the road.
'We are storm chasers and this is our very first season, in these very first few months of chasing it’s been really interesting, our very first chase we ended up in an epic hailstorm.
She told the West Sussex County Times Monday's lightning strike was 'ferocious' and 'scary', adding: 'Five seconds after that lightning struck it absolutely chucked it down. I couldn’t really see.'
She told MailOnline she had almost been deterred by stormy conditions and had considered turning round and going home, before she got 'the shot of a lifetime'.
Ms Johnstone, from Storrington, added: 'Not 10-15 mins prior to this strike I had had the fear of God put in me when we witnessed scud cloud touching down on the ground in Fernhurst, just outside of Midhurst.
'I debated about turning round and heading back the way we came from, but we decided to push on and we are really pleased we did as we got this shot, the shot we was chasing for all afternoon.'