After thunderstorms passed over several regions of the UK overnight, the Met Office has issued a new weather warning.
Forecasters are alerting people to possible disruption and flooding in certain parts of Wales, the East of England, and the Midlands, as well as in bordering regions, as the storms continue.
Due to the Met Office’s warning of heavy rain and “frequent” lightning strikes, there has been considerable interruption to travel.
The Met Office states that “difficult driving conditions and some road closures” could result from potential floods.
Storms were predicted to develop on Thursday afternoon and evening and to travel slowly from the east westward or north-westward. It is urged that those who live in flood-prone areas make advance plans.
There are currently over 70 flood warnings in effect, most of them are for southern England locations that experienced severe overnight rainfall.
However, the worst of the weather will be evenly distributed, so some locations in the warning area may have total dryness while others may see heavy downpours.
The most recent warning follows powerful thunderstorms that tore through southern England and Wales on Wednesday night, waking up a lot of people in the early hours of Thursday with flashes of lightning.
Thousands of lightning bolts occurred throughout the area, and people were amazed by the strikes on social media.
The “amazing experience” was how Woking, Surrey resident Emma Richardson described it.
“There was even a giant rumble and cracking sound for the big finale.”
Similar to a blast
Lightning struck the railway’s energy supply near Westbury, Wiltshire.
Since then, lines have reopened, and according to National Rail, operations in the region are proceeding as usual.
Due to flooding and downed trees, several Devon roads were closed this morning.
Around 05:30 BST, a lightning strike near Watford resulted in a house fire.
And the lightning strikes that occurred in Sussex overnight caused damage to two buildings.
A care facility in Elmer was hit, according to West Sussex Fire and Rescue, and a University of Chichester building sustained roof and electrical damage.
Michael Tiddy, who was in Elmer during the storm, reported hearing a “extremely loud bang like an explosion” and seeing rescue vehicles pull up to the house.
Residents have been relocated, and no injuries have been reported.
According to Mr. Tiddy, it was “one hell of a storm”.
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