The Met Office has issued an amber warning for “very heavy showers and thunderstorms” this evening (Saturday). It's been upgraded from an earlier yellow warning across parts of the country.
The new amber warning is in place across parts of Wales, the north west of England and the West Midlands. The warning runs from 5.45pm to 9pm.
It states that “flooding of homes and businesses is likely and could happen quickly”, and “fast flowing or deep floodwater is likely, causing danger to life”. It comes as a number of areas across the south east of England hit 30C on Saturday, with yellow thunderstorm warnings in place for much of the country over the weekend, reports PA.
