On one thundery night, the merry group held a horror story writing competition.

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Some of these were heavy and thundery with a few outbreaks of hail.

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Serious though things now are, the cloud over Asia should still be thought of as large and grey, rather than black and thundery.

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The Met Office said heavy showers, some of which could be thundery and with a risk of hail, were expected to develop widely on Friday.

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The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for parts of the West Country, Midlands, east and north-east England , urging the public to be prepared for isolated heavy and thundery downpours.

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The Met Office said that although the worst of the weather on Thursday had passed by the afternoon, it issued a yellow weather alert for heavy and thundery showers on Sunday, moving across the Channel from France.

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