Rain, hail, lightning and a funnel cloud - your pictures

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Lightning over Loddon, Norfolk. Credit: Tegan Balloch

Dramatic, slow-moving thunderstorms have hit the East of England on Thursday with many places seeing thunder, lightning, heavy rain, hail and even the odd funnel cloud. Here are a selection of pictures sent to us at ITV Anglia. You can send your pictures of the stormy weather to angliaweather@itv.com

Will the storms continue? You can find the latest forecast here

@laurencefrankl3 took this impressive video of large hailstones hitting Thetford Thursday afternoon:

A back garden in East Ipswich flooded by hail. Credit: John Daley

John Daley reported 58mm of rain in total over East Ipswich. Meanwhile, Jason Day snapped this Funnel Cloud over Bury St Edmunds. When Funnel Clouds hit the ground, they are called tornados.

Funnel Cloud spotted over Bury St Edmunds. Credit: Jason Day

Dangerous driving conditions near Thetford caused by heavy rain and hail-covered roads.

Hail covered roads near Thetford. Credit: Dan Leason

Lightning was an additional hazard for many, especially in places on the Norfolk - Suffolk border such as Scole.

Lightning hits Scole at 2:30pm Thursday. Credit: Janet Constance

And Loddon in Norfolk.

Tegan, aged 12, took this incredible picture of lightning at Loddon, Norfolk. Credit: Tegan Balloch

Later in the afternoon, the thunderstorms moved into Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Milton Keynes. Barry Starling took this picture of heavy rain and hail over Histon, north of Cambridge.

Heavy rain and hail over Histon at 4:50pm Thursday. Credit: Barry Starling.