Fire crews were called to Gristhorpe between Scarborough & Filey after lightning struck a telegraph pole, causing a power surge.
Crews from Scarborough and Filey were called out at 8:23pm.
As well as thunder and lightning, large hailstones came down along much of the Yorkshire Coast, causing dozens of car alarms to go off.
This is what North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue said of the incident in Gristhorpe:
Crews from Scarborough and Filey responded to a report of a telegraph pole that had been struck by lightning resulting in a power surge that affected a number of properties causing electrical sockets to blow and a loss of power. Crews carried out house to house checks for signs of fire and giving advice to residents. The incident was left with electricity board engineers.
This Is The Coast listener Susan lives in Gristhorpe and said the worst of the storm lasted around 20 minutes:


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