Met Office issues new UK three hours of thunderstorms for millions warning

Met Office issues new UK three hours of thunderstorms for millions warning Thunderstorms are set to impact areas across the UK tonight, from frequent lightning, hail, and brief heavy downpours The Met Office has issued several new yellow thunderstorm warnings for parts of the UK tonight. Developing thunderstorms may cause impacts in a few places this evening, including frequent lightning, hail, and brief heavy downpours, the Met Office has said. Weather warnings for storms, include areas across London and the Southeast of England and the East of England (see below for a full list). The Met Office also said some short term loss of power and other services is possible, alongside some damage to a few buildings and structures from lightning strikes is possible, large hail and strong gusty winds could also damage temporary or vulnerable structures. A spokesperson for the Met Office said: "Today's heat and humidity has resulted in the development of some thunderstorms, which will move rapidly northeastwards across central and eastern parts of England this evening. "Most places will not be impacted, but where they occur brief periods of frequent lightning, strong gusty winds, large hail and heavy rain are possible. Thunderstorms are expected to clear the area later this evening, over the North Sea." Regions and local authorities affected: East Midlands - East Midlands - Derby - Derbyshire - Leicester - Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Nottingham - Nottinghamshire - Rutland East of England - Bedford - Cambridgeshire - Central Bedfordshire - Essex - Hertfordshire - Luton - Norfolk - Peterborough - Southend-on-Sea - Suffolk - Thurrock London & South East England - Bracknell Forest - Brighton and Hove - Buckinghamshire - East Sussex - Greater London - Hampshire - Kent - Medway - Milton Keynes - Oxfordshire - Reading - Slough - Surrey - West Berkshire - West Sussex - Windsor and Maidenhead - Wokingham - North East England - Darlington - Durham - Hartlepool - Middlesbrough - Redcar and Cleveland - Stockton-on-Tees - West Midlands - Warwickshire - Yorkshire & Humber - East Riding of Yorkshire - Kingston upon Hull - North East Lincolnshire - North Lincolnshire - North Yorkshire - South Yorkshire - West Yorkshire - York This is a breaking news story. Follow us on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, Twitter, Facebook or visit The Mirror homepage.