Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeFlash flooding could swamp homes as severe thunderstorms batter parts of London and the Home Counties, the Met Office has warned. While heavy rain and flooding pose the biggest threats, lightning strikes could cause damage to buildings and hazardous driving conditions are expected in downpours. The amber warning for thunderstorms is due to end at 7pm on Sunday. It was issued for the following areas:EssexHertfordshireBracknell ForestBuckinghamshireGreater LondonSloughSurreyWindsor and MaidenheadThe Met Office warned: “Heavy showers and thunderstorms have formed in a line stretching northeast from Surrey towards western Essex. Met Office five-day weather forecastSundayMany areas dry with plenty of sunshine, early cloud in some North Sea coastal areas clearing.

Source: Daily Mirror July 25, 2021 14:08 UTC