British meteorologists say up to 20,000 lightning strikes hit the U.K. during a powerful overnight thunderstorm, and a London-area airport is reporting flight disruptions after an aircraft refueling system was damaged. (Matt Leat/RNLI via AP) (Associated Press)BERLIN — The Latest on hot and stormy weather in Europe (all times local):11:30 a.m. Heavy rainfall and storms have produced flooding in the English city of Birmingham and other parts of the country. The Met Office weather service said some areas received the equivalent of one month’s average rainfall in just one hour. The rains followed severe lightning strikes that hit southern England the day before, causing substantial delays on flight operations at Stansted Airport north of London.

Source: Washington Post May 28, 2018 09:33 UTC