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| UK heatwave: Storms follow hottest day for years | UK heatwave: Storms follow hottest day for years |
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| Violent storms have marked the end of a three-week heatwave with thunder and lightning hitting the UK overnight. | Violent storms have marked the end of a three-week heatwave with thunder and lightning hitting the UK overnight. |
| The Met Office warns many parts of England, Wales and Scotland will see thunderstorms, with torrential downpours in places. | The Met Office warns many parts of England, Wales and Scotland will see thunderstorms, with torrential downpours in places. |
| Lightening strikes have caused severe disruption to train services and damage to properties. | |
| The change in weather comes after temperatures peaked in London on Monday at 33.5C - the hottest in seven years. | The change in weather comes after temperatures peaked in London on Monday at 33.5C - the hottest in seven years. |
| The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for the public to "be aware" of rain in England, Wales and Scotland. | The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for the public to "be aware" of rain in England, Wales and Scotland. |
| It said Monday night's isolated storms would give way to "more widespread and energetic storms" on Tuesday and Wednesday. | It said Monday night's isolated storms would give way to "more widespread and energetic storms" on Tuesday and Wednesday. |
| A further yellow warning for rain is in place for Wednesday, affecting eastern parts of England and Scotland, - in particular the north-east of the country. | A further yellow warning for rain is in place for Wednesday, affecting eastern parts of England and Scotland, - in particular the north-east of the country. |
| Heavy rainfall - with as much as 5cm falling in three hours - could lead to flooding in some areas as rain hits the hard-baked ground, the Met said. | Heavy rainfall - with as much as 5cm falling in three hours - could lead to flooding in some areas as rain hits the hard-baked ground, the Met said. |
| It also warned that surface water flooding could cause localised travel disruption. | It also warned that surface water flooding could cause localised travel disruption. |
| 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 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. |
| Trains cancelled | Trains cancelled |
| Train services in parts of the UK were badly affected after a series of lightning strikes on signalling systems. | Train services in parts of the UK were badly affected after a series of lightning strikes on signalling systems. |
| There were no trains running between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed in Scotland, with all trains in and out of Manchester's main Piccadilly station also cancelled. | There were no trains running between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed in Scotland, with all trains in and out of Manchester's main Piccadilly station also cancelled. |
| A lightning strike at Manningtree in Essex caused severe disruption to trains in the East Anglia area and disruption to trains in and out of Coventry, Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street stations. | A lightning strike at Manningtree in Essex caused severe disruption to trains in the East Anglia area and disruption to trains in and out of Coventry, Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street stations. |
| 'Almighty bang' | 'Almighty bang' |
| A woman from Birches Head in Stoke-on-Trent was taken to hospital after being hurt when lightning caused the ceiling in her home to collapse on top of her. | |
| In Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, several properties were damaged by lightning and a car was set alight. | In Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, several properties were damaged by lightning and a car was set alight. |
| Denise Walton, who lives on Stuart Street, where a house was struck, said: "I heard an almighty bang and a flash, the whole street seemed to light up. | Denise Walton, who lives on Stuart Street, where a house was struck, said: "I heard an almighty bang and a flash, the whole street seemed to light up. |
| "Then I looked through the window and I could see smoke coming into the sky, I didn't know where it was coming from. | "Then I looked through the window and I could see smoke coming into the sky, I didn't know where it was coming from. |
| "Within 10 minutes the fire brigade was here and then all hell let loose. It was frightening. Shocking, actually." | "Within 10 minutes the fire brigade was here and then all hell let loose. It was frightening. Shocking, actually." |
| In other incidents: | In other incidents: |
| Lighting also affected power supplies, with about 6,500 properties cut off in Gloucestershire overnight. About 1,600 homes in the Bath and Bristol areas also had power supply problems and in Wickford, Essex, 3,000 homes were affected. | Lighting also affected power supplies, with about 6,500 properties cut off in Gloucestershire overnight. About 1,600 homes in the Bath and Bristol areas also had power supply problems and in Wickford, Essex, 3,000 homes were affected. |
| Muggy conditions | Muggy conditions |
| Philip Avery, from the BBC Weather Centre, warned of more storms to come on Tuesday. | Philip Avery, from the BBC Weather Centre, warned of more storms to come on Tuesday. |
| "They [the storms] lie in an arc from Antrim to Scotland, over the Midlands and East Anglia and will push through Scotland during the day," he said. | "They [the storms] lie in an arc from Antrim to Scotland, over the Midlands and East Anglia and will push through Scotland during the day," he said. |
| "Following behind from the Midlands to East Anglia there could be isolated storms. There's an extensive yellow warning because of the intensity. | "Following behind from the Midlands to East Anglia there could be isolated storms. There's an extensive yellow warning because of the intensity. |
| "We will stay on the muggy side and that could be the case again tonight and we don't see any significant freshening of the atmosphere over next few days." | "We will stay on the muggy side and that could be the case again tonight and we don't see any significant freshening of the atmosphere over next few days." |
| The Met Office still has a "level three" health heatwave warning in place for London, east and south-east England, where temperatures are expected to remain above 30C. | |
| 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. |
| BBC Wales weather presenter Behnaz Akhgar added: "The worst of it is in England now. We had some thunderstorms overnight and lightning strikes over parts of south-east Wales. | BBC Wales weather presenter Behnaz Akhgar added: "The worst of it is in England now. We had some thunderstorms overnight and lightning strikes over parts of south-east Wales. |
| "The only place we could continue to have lightning strikes is north-east Wales in the Wrexham area." | "The only place we could continue to have lightning strikes is north-east Wales in the Wrexham area." |
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