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Met Office names six counties facing storms and power cuts in 12-hour warning
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Met Office names six counties facing storms and power cuts in 12-hour warning The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms which is due to come into force at midday today, with Brits facing power cuts and flooding The Met Office has issued a weather warning as thunderstorms are set to batter parts of the UK today. The yellow warning covers Nothern Ireland and will come into force at midday, lasting until midnight. As well as heavy rain, thunder, lightning and hail,...
Met Office names six counties facing storms and power cuts in 12-hour warning
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms which is due to come into force at midday today, with Brits facing power cuts and flooding
The Met Office has issued a weather warning as thunderstorms are set to batter parts of the UK today.
The yellow warning covers Nothern Ireland and will come into force at midday, lasting until midnight.
As well as heavy rain, thunder, lightning and hail, the national weather agency says there is a risk of power cuts. "Some flooding of a few homes and businesses [is] likely" too, the warning adds.
Delays to train services are also on the cards. "Some short-term loss of power and other services is likely" as well.
The weather warning states as much as 20mm of rain is likely in an hour or less, with a few places possibly seeing 30mm across a couple of hours.
The Met Office is urging people in the warning area to get ready for floods by "preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit".
People should also get ready for power cuts by "gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items".
UK counties covered by Met Office thunderstorm warning
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
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