BBC News website readers have been sending us their pictures of storm damage. Strong winds blew a tree over onto a car in Piddlehinton in Dorset. Photo: Roger Cooper
High winds in Lowestoft caused a wall to collapse. Colchester in Essex was hit by hail stones: Photo: Clarence Xue
Jason Shrubb: "I spent an hour or so between Boscombe and Christchurch - it was a bit wild, I could barely stand in the wind let alone shoot."
Benfleet in Essex was hit by a tornado which led to a street being evacuated. Photo: Jonathan Bradshaw
One casualty of the weather was Jonathan Bradshaw's rabbit which got a soaking.
The tornado ripped off roofs from some houses and caused chimneys to collapse. Photo: Jonathan Bradshaw
Christina Griffin: "(Basildon, Essex) had a bit of sunshine, wind, a weird sounding bit of thunder and then a deluge of huge pieces of ice."
Sea swell at Stokes Bay in Gosport. Photo: Stephen Vernon. Send your photos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk
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