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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Ted Hennessey

Thunderstorms lash parts of England as Scotland sees warmest day of year

A person walks in the rain through in Kentish Town, north London (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

Nearly two inches of rain fell in an hour as thunderstorms hit parts of the UK while Scotland saw its warmest day of the year so far.

Lightning strikes, heavy showers and hail lashed areas in central and southern England on Monday afternoon as a yellow thunderstorm warning issued by the Met Office came into force.

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