(Image: WESSEX NEWS AGENCY)"Before we knew it, there was a howling wind, three terrific claps of thunder and the lightning was terrible. "It was like a war zone - the noise was deafening as the ice smashed down on rooftops and the patio around the pool. "Lots of the sun loungers have been wrecked where the ice was so big...it's smashed holes through them. Andy said his daughter Grace got 'really, really frightened' and ran with five women to hide in the toilets. (Image: WESSEX NEWS AGENCY)A state of emergency was declared in the region as crews attempted to clean up the mess left by the storm.

Source: Daily Mirror July 16, 2019 12:25 UTC