UK Weather: Heavy rain forecast as thunderstorms hit UK

Thunderstorms and heavy rain have hit many parts of England and Wales since Friday, causing some disruption.

On Friday, there was a confirmed tornado in Aldershot, Hampshire.

Throughout Saturday and into Sunday morning, there were 13,000 lightning strikes recorded.

Storms were particularly frequent through Cornwall, the Midlands and into north-east Wales.

A house in Wrexham was struck by lightning on Saturday afternoon, causing a fire.

Firefighters were called to a pub in Aldridge, in the West Midlands, after lightning set the pub’s fire alarms off on Saturday evening.

Further thundery downpours are expected on throughout Sunday with a Met Office yellow warning in force across Wales, the Midlands and southern England.

The Met Office say that some parts could see up 40-70mm in around 2 or 3 hours and a few locations could even see up to 100mm through the day.

There could be difficult conditions on the roads, with a small chance of rural communities temporarily being cut off by flooding.

The EA had issued three flood warnings as of 16:30 BST on Sunday, for Langford in Bedfordshire, Cannock in Staffordshire, and Whitwick and Thringstone in Leicestershire.

It has also issued 27 alerts – suggesting flooding is possible – for locations across England.