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UK heatwave: Storms follow hottest day for years UK heatwave: Storms follow hottest day for years
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Storms have hit England and Wales with warnings of more to come following the UK's hottest day since July 2006. Violent storms have marked the end of a three-week heatwave with thunder and lightning hitting the UK overnight.
London, Kent, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the Midlands are among places affected. In Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, 21mm of rain fell in less than an hour, the BBC Weather Centre said. Train services out of Manchester's main railway station have suffered major disruption after a lightning strike hit the signalling system.
A car and the roof of a house caught fire after being hit by lightning and there has been some localised flooding.
The change in weather comes after the hottest temperatures in seven years - which peaked on Monday at 33.5C.
The temperature - recorded in London - marked the hottest day since July 20, 2006.
Network Rail said trains out of Manchester Piccadilly will be delayed by at least 60 minutes, with no details about when they will be back to normal.
Passengers have been told that all services have been suspended out of Piccadilly.
Tram services have also been hit in Manchester after a lightning strike affected signalling for the city's Metrolink service.
Storms have hit England and Wales overnight and will last intermittently throughout today and tomorrow, coupled with torrential rain and the risk of flash floods.
A number of properties in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, were damaged by lightning, with firefighters called just before 06:00 BST. A car in the town also caught fire.
In Wiltshire firefighters tackled a blaze in the roof of a house on Stonehenge Road in Durrington at about 18:30 on Monday.
Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said they received "many" lightning-related calls overnight.
London, Kent, Essex and Cambridgeshire were also affected. In Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, 21mm of rain fell in less than an hour, the BBC Weather Centre said.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning - "be aware" - for rain for parts of England, Wales and Scotland.The Met Office has issued a yellow warning - "be aware" - for rain for parts of England, Wales and Scotland.
Yellow warning
On Monday, 33.5C (92.3F) was recorded at Heathrow and Northolt, west London.On Monday, 33.5C (92.3F) was recorded at Heathrow and Northolt, west London.
The Environment Agency has issued one flood warning, meaning "flooding is expected, immediate action required", and another flood alert, meaning "flooding is possible, be prepared", for areas between Gore Point and Hurlstone Point in Somerset. The Environment Agency issued one flood warning, meaning "flooding is expected, immediate action required", and another flood alert, meaning "flooding is possible, be prepared", for areas between Gore Point and Hurlstone Point in Somerset.
The Met Office's Yellow warning for Tuesday predicts "thunderstorms or longer spells of thundery rain during the course of Tuesday, with some torrential downpours in places".The Met Office's Yellow warning for Tuesday predicts "thunderstorms or longer spells of thundery rain during the course of Tuesday, with some torrential downpours in places".
It also warns of "the risk of localised disruption to travel" and "surface water flooding".It also warns of "the risk of localised disruption to travel" and "surface water flooding".
In Wales, Natural Resources Wales said heavy rain was likely to cause roads to flood and drains, ditches and small streams to overflow.In Wales, Natural Resources Wales said heavy rain was likely to cause roads to flood and drains, ditches and small streams to overflow.
A further yellow warning of rain has been issued for Wednesday, affecting eastern parts of England and parts of Scotland, in particular the north-east of the country.A further yellow warning of rain has been issued for Wednesday, affecting eastern parts of England and parts of Scotland, in particular the north-east of the country.
The BBC Weather Centre said that, on Wednesday, the focus of the storms would move away from Wales and south-west England with Scotland increasingly at risk into the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Prolonged heatwave
Earlier on Monday night, BBC forecasters said the night ahead could get "very close" to breaking the UK record for the highest overnight minimum temperature.
The existing highest minimum was set one night in Brighton in August 1990, when the temperature did not fall below 23.9C (75F).
Forecasters said that record could fall somewhere west or south-west of London.
As for the seven-year-high daytime reading of 33.5C - recorded at Heathrow and Northolt on Monday - that may be revised upwards as the BBC Weather Centre said delayed reports from smaller weather stations could produce a higher reading.As for the seven-year-high daytime reading of 33.5C - recorded at Heathrow and Northolt on Monday - that may be revised upwards as the BBC Weather Centre said delayed reports from smaller weather stations could produce a higher reading.
It was the hottest temperature since a reading of 36.5C was recorded at Wisley, Surrey, on 19 July 2006.
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