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Met Office issues UK weather warning for thunderstorms and flash floods
Intense thundery downpours are set to bring a risk of flash flooding to parts of the UK Friday night and into Saturday.
The hardest hit communities could see well over a month's worth of rain falling in the space of a few hours leading to a significant risk of disruption.
Yellow thunderstorm warnings have been issued by the Met Office with torrential rain bringing around 20-30mm (about an inch) in an hour but as much as 60-90mm of rain in a few hours. This is well over a month's worth of rain falling in a few hours for the biggest storms.
Thunderstorms warnings issued
A spell of unsettled and increasingly humid weather is developing across the UK, with thunderstorm warnings in place today and into the weekend.
A warm and humid airmass is moving across the country fuelling thunderstorms and heavy downpours over the coming days.
The Met Office has issued Thunderstorm warnings for most of England.
⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️
Thunderstorms across much of England
Friday 2100 – Saturday 1800
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Met Office Chief Meteorologist Jason Kelly, said: “Within the warm and humid airmass we will potentially see temperatures reaching 30°C or more for parts of eastern England by Friday, with very warm and muggy conditions continuing into the weekend in parts of central and southern England.”
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UK weather: Thunderstorms ahead – but temperatures are set to remain high
Yellow weather warnings will come into effect for much of England on Friday, meaning there's a risk of sudden flooding and power cuts.
Thunderstorms and heavy rain are set to hit the UK in the coming days – but temperatures will remain high.
The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for much of England, stating there's a risk of sudden flooding, travel delays and power cuts on Friday and into Saturday.
The first warning covers most of England and is in place for 9pm on Friday to 6pm on Saturday.
The second – for parts of the East Midlands, North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber – is for 12pm to 8pm on Friday.
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