The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning across the North East for Sunday coming, as the sizzling spring sunshine comes to a temporary end.
The warning is in place throughout the whole of Sunday, and experts say that heavy rain and thunderstorms will bring a chance of disruption to parts of England and Wales.
Forecasters predict that spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions, as well as a number of road closures. Meanwhile, there's a small chance that homes and businesses could quickly become flooded.
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The warning is in place throughout the North East, including Tyneside, Northumberland, Sunderland and County Durham between noon and midnight tomorrow. The Met Office also warns of the potential damages to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds.
Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, the Met say that there is a chance of delays and cancellations when it comes to public transport, meanwhile there's a slight chance of power cuts to services, businesses and homes.
Some communities also risk being cut off by flooded roads.
It comes after the UK has enjoyed a scorching hot heatwave, with the UKHSA earlier this week issuing a rare heat health alert nationwide. In a warning posted to their official part of the Government website, the UK Health Security Agency, wrote: "As of Tuesday 13 June, the HHAs issued by UKHSA have been extended until 9am on Monday 19 June.
"All regions of England have been placed under a yellow alert for this period. Five regions were previously under an amber alert from Friday 9 June until 9am this morning and have been de-escalated to yellow.
"Under the new HHA system introduced by UKHSA and the Met Office, a yellow alert means that any impacts include the increased use of health care services by vulnerable populations and an increase in risk to health for individuals over the age of 65 or those with pre-existing health conditions, including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases."
What to expect
- Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
- There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds
- Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services
- There is a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost
- There is a small chance that some communities become cut off by flooded roads
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