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Hail and snow batter Kent as storms bring thunder and lightning to the county

It may be spring - officially - but no-one's told the weather.

A severe hail storm earlier this afternoon left parts of Kent under a thin carpet of white.

Thunderstorms also hit Medway, and snow was said to be falling over the villages around Sevenoaks.

Sleet has fallen in Dartford. Picture: Dave Linehan
Sleet has fallen in Dartford. Picture: Dave Linehan
Alan Chatfield spots snow starting to fall in Wrotham.
Alan Chatfield spots snow starting to fall in Wrotham.
A garden in Rochester is also covered in hailstones
A garden in Rochester is also covered in hailstones

The top of Blue Bell Hill has also seen a flurry of the white stuff, with Maidstone having a sleet shower.

Kent MP Tracey Crouch even tweeted that snow had forced a football match to be cancelled - just days before we're predicted to have unseasonably warm weather.

Now weather forecasters are predicting more wintry showers into this evening.

The forecast for the region predicts "outbreaks of showery rain falling as sleet over hills and perhaps down to lower levels for a time."

Have you seen any sleet, hail or snow? Send us your pictures to multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk.

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