Alert over flash flooding as seven-hour warning issued by forecaster with flooding possible
The Met Office has issued a seven-hour thunderstorm warning for England and Wales for Saturday as the country swelters in a September heatwave. The yellow alert when the extreme weather could arrive begins at 2pm on Saturday, September 9 and covers much of Wales and central England.
Friday is likely to be the fifth day in a row when temperatures top 30C, according to the forecaster, but there is an increasing chance of some intense thundery downpours developing in central and western areas. Thursday was provisionally the hottest day of the year so far, with 32.6C recorded in Wisley, Surrey.
Spokesman Stephen Dixon said a secondary temperature peak could happen on Saturday. He said: “For most people it will still be a dry and fine Saturday and temperatures will remain high. “Some might see 30-50mm of rain; there’s a possibility of hail and lightning. Not everyone will see these showers; they’ll pop up here and there.
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