New yellow weather warnings for storms over Sunday night and Monday morning in the North East have been issued - now lasting until midday on Monday.
Previously, a thunderstorm warning has been in place for much of England and Wales between midday and midnight on Sunday, but now the North East and Scotland have been included in further heavy rain warnings stretching over the next 24 hours. At this stage, the Met Office forecast is for rain to hit the North East by 6pm and to become heavier throughout the evening and night.
The latest warning reads: "Heavy rain moving northwards on Sunday evening may bring some disruption. Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.
