The Met Office has warned that 70 UK areas face thunderstorms on Thursday. The alert lasts for 16 hours, with rain expected across the affected regions.
Regions and local authorities affected
The warning covers a wide swath of the country, including the East Midlands, East of England, London and South East England, North West England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and Humber.
Specific local authorities include Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland in the East Midlands. In the East of England, Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, and Suffolk are affected.
Full list of affected areas
London and South East England: Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, and Oxfordshire. North West England: Blackburn with Darwen, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Greater Manchester, Halton, Lancashire, Merseyside, and Warrington.
South West England: Bristol, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, and Wiltshire. Wales: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen, and Wrexham.
West Midlands: Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands Conurbation, and Worcestershire. Yorkshire and Humber: East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and York.
The warning is in effect for Thursday, with the Met Office forecasting rain across the listed areas.
