The alert will remain in place until tonight
The Met Office has warned heavy thunderstorms could hit parts of the UK on Tuesday night.
A yellow weather warning for Thunderstorms has been issued for nine areas, from 3pm until midnight.
The national weather service states on its website that “slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms” will cause some disruption while the yellow warning is in effect.
Those living in the affected areas are being advised to prepare an “emergency flood kit” if their location is at risk of flash flooding.
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The Met Office suggests that showers will become more widespread and heavy into this afternoon, with thunderstorms likely.
While most areas will see much less rainfall, a few spots in the warning area could see 15-25 mm of rain in an hour and up to 50 mm of rain in several hours. This could lead to some disruption, with hail and lightning being additional hazards.
Showers and thunderstorms should ease into the evening before largely dying out tonight.
Following the warmest spring on record for England and Wales, parts of the country have been battered by heavy rain, wind and lightning since last weekend.
Parts of southeast England received more rain in 24 hours than during the whole of April and May.
Earlier this week, the Met Office forecast a week-long washout for Greater Manchester. BBC Weather reported there will be chances of ‘thundery showers’ every day until Thursday in the region.
The areas covered by the yellow thunderstorm warning are as follows:
Central, Tayside & Fife
- Angus
- Clackmannanshire
- Dundee
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
Grampian
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
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