A yellow thunderstorm warning is in effect from 3 pm to 11 pm across London, Southeast England, Southwest England, Wales, and the West Midlands. Forecasters expect thunderstorms to develop after another period of intense heat, with the highest risk across parts of Wales and western and south-western England. Conditions may include torrential downpours, frequent lightning, large hail, and strong gusty winds. Some areas could experience short-term loss of power and other services. Even where many places avoid the worst weather, areas directly hit by storms may face sudden heavy rain and dangerous travelling conditions. Rapid shifts from extreme heat to violent thunderstorms can increase the risk of flash flooding.
"A yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued covering London, Southeast England, Southwest England, Wales and the West Midlands, with forecasters warning of torrential rain, lightning strikes, hail and strong gusty winds."
"The warning came into force at 3 pm on Wednesday and remains in place until 11 pm, with meteorologists cautioning that some areas could experience "short-term loss of power and other services"."
"After another hot day, thunderstorms are expected to develop across parts of Wales as well as some western and southwestern parts of England during this afternoon and through the evening. "While many places will miss the worst conditions, where thunderstorms do occur, they bring the potential for torrential downpours of rain, frequent lightning, large hail and strong, gusty winds.""
"Forecasters warned that while many areas may avoid the worst of the conditions, places directly hit by storms could see sudden downpours, frequent lightning and dangerous travelling conditions. The latest alert comes after days of unusually high temperatures across Britain, with forecasters warning that rapid changes from extreme heat to violent thunderstorms can increase the risk of flash flooding, transpo"
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