Lightning over Penwortham during a recent thunderstorm Pic: @janettehall7 Heavy showers and thunderstorms may lead to disruption to travel in Preston today,
New constituency boundaries and candidates in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble for the 2024 general electionHeavy showers and thunderstorms may lead to disruption to travel in Preston today, according to a warning from the Met Office.
A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is in place from 11am until 9pm today with the Met Office warning of driving conditions being affected by standing water, possible damage to buildings, delays to public transport and some flooding.A spokesperson for the Met Office said: “Showers developing later on Tuesday morning, becoming heavy with some thunderstorms through the afternoon and early evening.
“Some of these will be slow-moving with lightning, hail and also heavy rain and a few places seeing 20-30 mm of rain in one hour.”Sign up below to receive Blog Preston's email newsletter. It wings its way into inboxes every Sunday and Wednesday rounding up our top stories and more. Find news by location, select an area of your choice to be kept up to date with the latest goings on.
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