The Met Office says hail and lightning strikes could hit the North East and Cumbria until midnight.
Flooding and power outages could hit Cumbria and parts of the North East as a storm sweeps across the UK.
The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for much of the country and said heavy rainfall could hit some areas. The weather service said the full extent of the storm was unclear but there was a "slight chance" businesses and homes could lose power or suffer from flash flooding.The Met Office said all of Cumbria could be affected by the storm, as well as Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees and Sunderland in the North East.
"Through today, areas of heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to move north across England, into parts of Wales and later into Scotland," the Met Office said. "The extent of these thunderstorms remains very uncertain and whilst many places will miss them, some places may see 30 to 40mm of rain fall in less than an hour and perhaps over 60 to 80mm in one or two places.The Met Office has advised motorists to check road conditions before journeys.Warning of thunderstorms and heavy rainCharities and academics back poverty reduction unit
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