Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to bring disruption to much of the South of England during Wednesday afternoon.
The Met Office has imposed a yellow weather warning – which says disruption is likely – until late evening.
A Met Office spokesperson said ‘Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across central, southern and eastern parts of England on Wednesday afternoon.
‘Whilst most places will see only small amounts of rain there is a chance of some isolated heavy downpours and lightning. Where these occur a few sites could see 20-30 mm in an hour and 50 mm in 3 hours.’
The warning stretches from Bath all the way East to Norwich North of Salisbury up as far as Lincoln.
The Met Office said these places could see power cuts and travel disruption due to weather conditions.
Forecasters said properties could be flooded or face damage from lightning strikes on Wednesday.
The yellow weather warning will come into force from 1pm and runs until 9pm.
What to expect
- Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services
- Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
- There is a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost
