The Met Office has extended its thunderstorm warning for today as more areas face extreme weather. Brits have been told to gather essential items as parts of England and Wales face lightning strikes and power cuts. Heavy rain is also expected and could cause flooding.
Areas covered by the Met Office warning
The warning covers a wide range of regions across England and Wales, including Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland. Also included are Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk, and Thurrock.
Further areas include Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Hampshire, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, Surrey, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, and Wokingham. The warning also covers Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Greater Manchester, Halton, Lancashire, Merseyside, and Warrington.
Impact of the severe weather
Additional regions affected include Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Monmouthshire, Powys, and Wrexham. Also listed are Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands Conurbation, Worcestershire, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire.
Residents in these areas are advised to prepare for potential disruption, including power cuts and flooding caused by heavy rainfall.
