There's nothing better than a bit of "Sky TV" out the window.
A 10-year-old Napier girl with a camera was among the thousands watching as a dramatic storm engulfed Hawke's Bay's twin cities on Friday afternoon, bringing torrential rain and hail, and even the start of a small tornado.
![A severe thunderstorm arrived on Friday, leaving flooding in Edmundson Street in Onekawa. Photo / Ian Cooper](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2BG6ZLIXNPCLQKH6MFYGYTWZRI.jpg?auth=563691e7a7588cdef5ce5758c9237b59f09e9def7894d03d757c417917df14a9&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
For Leah Te Whata the highlight was the lightning, specifically one almighty bolt that leapt up off a Poraiti Rd vector with a crack just as she began filming.
The severe thunderstorm brought heavy downpours of 16.8mm in 10 minutes in Napier, flash flooding some Onekawa and Taradale streets.