After Boris Johnson was voted prime minister, the U.K. was hit by 45,000 lightning strikes—and Brits made a connection

'Surely can't be a coincidence. Any reports of locusts? Raining frogs?' one person joked.

The U.K. was hit by tens of thousands of lightning bolts hours after controversial politician Boris Johnson was elected as the Conservative Party leader, and therefore Britain's next Prime Minister. Wry Brits less than pleased with the result jokingly made a connection.

The U.K's national weather service issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across the country on Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. Overnight, storms hit areas including the southwest and southeast, encompassing the capital London. Between 20-30 millimeters of rain poured down on areas in Wales, the Midlands, and the north, according to BBC News. The storms were forecast to continue to affect Scotland on Wednesday.

This came as the U.K. swelters in a heatwave, with temperatures climbing into the high 30 degrees Celsius expected in some parts. The mercury is expected to spike to 38C in London on Thursday, BBC News reported, topping the July record of 36.7C at Heathrow Airport in 2015. New Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Boris Johnson leaves his campaign office in central London on July 23, 2019.

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