A yellow warning for thunderstorms was in place across the weekend for Greater Manchester, but it was only yesterday afternoon that it made itself very known. Within minutes the hottest day of the year turned to thunder and lightning with flash flooding.
After temperatures had reached a high of 30oC, Manchester's first rainfall in 23 days caused travel chaos across the region in the form of flash flooding. It even led to the brief suspension of day two of the Parklife Festival in Heaton Park due to safety concerns, with festival goers describing 'chaos' as they ran for cover or were drenched by the downpours.
The extremely sudden severe rainfall caused water mains to burst and some were trapped in their cars as they were submerged in rainwater. Some lanes on parts of the M60 motorway also had to be shut following the heavy rain.
