Met Office: Yellow warning for thunderstorms

An area of thunderstorms is expected to develop over parts of England and Wales on Sunday then move north and north-east into Northern Ireland and parts of northern Scotland later this afternoon.

Some large areas of rain are likely but many parts will see modest rainfall amounts.

However, embedded intense rainfall may bring some very large totals with 30-50 mm in an hour or less possible and perhaps 70 mm or more in a few hours for unlucky locations.

At the same time frequent lightning and large hail will be additional hazards.

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