The Met Office has issued a new yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and lightning that could bring disruption to as many as 75 UK areas from midnight on Friday morning. The forecaster warns of a slight chance of power cuts, lightning strikes, and flooding.
Warning Details
The warning is in effect for 10 hours, starting at midnight on Friday. The Met Office stated: "Many areas missing the worst, but thunderstorms could bring disruption in places during Thursday night and into Friday morning." This warning is in addition to a separate yellow warning for more than 30 areas of Scotland issued for Friday.
Affected Areas
The full list of 75 areas covered by the warning includes Derby, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar and Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland, Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Halton, Lancashire, Merseyside, Warrington, Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Torbay, Wiltshire, Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, Wrexham, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands Conurbation, Worcestershire, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and York.
Potential Impacts
The Met Office warns of possible travel disruption, including delays to train and bus services, as well as potential flooding of homes and businesses. Lightning strikes could cause damage to buildings and infrastructure. Power cuts are also a slight possibility.
