The Met Office has today issued a new warning a new yellow warning for severe thunderstorms which are set to hit England this morning. The weather forecaster said they are due to last this morning until 10.30am and the downpours could potentially be severe enough to hit transport.
The country was swept by thunder and lightning last weekend when some flooding was caused amid the heatwave when more unsettled weather swept in across the UK. Today’s warning - which was initiallyfor rain before later being updated to thunderstorms - came into effect at 4.39am this morning (June 20) and will continue until 10.30am.
The heatwave is causing some extreme weather with temperatures of over 30C and conditions causing thunderstorms to form. Today’s warning highlights transport disruption with spray and sudden flooding potentially leading to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.
