Met Office thunderstorm warning in South West – full list of locations and timings | Bristol Live
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“Frequent lightning and large hail” could be incoming after a scorching long weekend
Thunderstorms are set to hit (Image: PA)
Met Office issues storm warning covering parts of South West
- The Met Office has issued a Yellow thunderstorm warning for several regions across the UK until Tuesday night, including areas in the South West. The warning covers parts of the East Midlands, East of England, London and South East England, North West England, South West England, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber.
- The yellow weather warning is set to come into force this afternoon (Tuesday, May 26) starting from 3pm and running until 10pm. Forecasters anticipate the potential for frequent lightning strikes and torrential rain in the affected regions.
- The warning for thunderstorms was announced at 10.02am today (Tuesday, May 26) as the region continues to bake in the late May heatwave, which could be record-breaking.
- The Met Office’s forecast states: “Whilst many areas will miss them and remain hot and sunny, isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and into the evening. These could bring frequent lightning, large hail, gusty winds and the potential for 30 mm of rain in less than an hour.”
- According to the warning: “Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services. There is a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost. Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures. There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds.”
- In the South West, the area covers seven listed locations: Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire and parts of Wiltshire including Swindon
- Elsewhere in the country, the full list of locations covered by the warning are: East Midlands – Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland
- East of England – Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Peterborough, Suffolk
- London and South East England – Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Reading, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham
- North West England – Cheshire East
- West Midlands – Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Warwickshire, West Midlands Conurbation, Worcestershire
- Yorkshire and Humber – South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
- The Met Office has three categories of weather warning, depending on the likely impact of severe weather and also how likely it is to strike in a particular area. A yellow warning is issued when weather conditions are expected to disrupt travel and traffic and may impact on daily routines but are not likely to pose a risk to life or property.
- An amber warning is more severe and advises people to think about changing their plans to minimise the risk. A red warning means weather conditions are expected to be dangerous with widespread damage to property and a risk to life, with the public usually advised to avoid travelling.
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