Yellow weather warning for UK after flooding and lightning strikes

Greater than 30,000 lightning strikes had been recorded in a single day after thunderstorms swept throughout components of England, the Met Workplace has mentioned.

Yellow climate warnings for rain and thunderstorms stay in place for Wales, western and northern England, Scotland and components of Northern Eire on Saturday.

The overwhelming majority of the lightning struck over the ocean, nonetheless, torrential downpours additionally hit land, inflicting disruption in Kent with flooding within the Dover space.

Rain and lightning rolled in at round 22:00 BST on Friday after the nation skilled its hottest day of the 12 months to date with temperatures reaching 29.4C in West Suffolk.

This exceeded the earlier recorded excessive of 29.3C in Kew, London, on 1 Might.

Scotland additionally had its warmest day of the 12 months to date with 25.7C recorded at Lossiemouth in Moray.

A spokesperson for the Met Workplace mentioned that temperatures within the south east had been “comfortably 9C or 10C larger than the typical anticipated for this time of 12 months”.

An amber warning for thunderstorms was in place within the east and south-east from Eastbourne, Sussex, within the south as much as Cromer in north Norfolk from 20:00 BST on Friday until 05:00 on Saturday.

Yellow weather warnings remain in force more generally on Saturday till 18:00 throughout the South West, North East and North of England, Wales and far of Scotland the place the thunderstorms may very well be simply as extreme however extra localised.

Late on Friday evening, Heathrow Airport apologised to passengers for flights delayed by “antagonistic climate circumstances”.

East Sussex Fireplace and Rescue Service mentioned a lightning strike was deemed the likeliest trigger of a hearth in a residential constructing in St Leonards-on-Sea.

There have been no stories of casualties and the fireplace has been extinguished.

It was not simply the south-east that noticed heavy rainfall on Friday, nonetheless.

In Devon, North Wyke close to Okehampton noticed 36.4mm of rain.

5 flood warnings had been issued in a single day by the Atmosphere Company, all within the South West, alongside 49 flood alerts within the South West, South East and Midlands.

An extra six flood alerts have since been put in place by Pure Sources Wales in South Wales.

Nationwide Rail additionally mentioned a landslip had stopped all companies between Exeter St Davids and Okehampton, with the climate circumstances which means it’s not protected for engineers to succeed in the positioning.

Disruption is anticipated till 13:00 with rail operators warning clients to examine for updates on companies on Saturday morning.

The Met Workplace warns that some areas might see 30-50mm of rain in a couple of hours, whereas a couple of areas might attain as much as 80mm.

An extra yellow warning can be in pressure within the jap half of Northern Eire from 06:00 to 18:00 BST on Saturday.

The rain will unfold north and west, turning extra showery within the afternoon however there’ll nonetheless be a threat of thunderstorms, the climate company mentioned.

The warmth and humidity has been constructing progressively, particularly throughout northern and jap components of England.

With the rising humidity and warmth, thunderstorms will carry the tip to the recent spell.

Temperatures can be decrease on Saturday with highs like low to mid-twenties throughout jap England and excessive teenagers elsewhere.