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Met Office names 70 areas facing 2cm hailstones in second warning this week

Met Office names 70 areas facing 2cm hailstones in second warning this week
Daily Mirror Tuesday 25 August 2026, 09:43 UTC By [email protected] (Joe Smith) 1 min read
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Met Office names 70 areas facing 2cm hailstones in second warning this week The Met Office has issued another yellow weather warning for thunderstorms, with millions at risk from lightning strikes, hail, flooding and strong winds on Thursday Brits face more thunderstorms and heavy rain on Thursday, with the Met Office warning of lightning and 2cm hailstones. The yellow weather warning has been issued 6am to 10pm on Thursday as 70 areas face lightning strikes, hail, flooding and strong winds.

Met Office names 70 areas facing 2cm hailstones in second warning this week The Met Office has issued another yellow weather warning for thunderstorms, with millions at risk from lightning strikes, hail, flooding and strong winds on Thursday Brits face more thunderstorms and heavy rain on Thursday, with the Met Office warning of lightning and 2cm hailstones. The yellow weather warning has been issued 6am to 10pm on Thursday as 70 areas face lightning strikes, hail, flooding and strong winds. It follows another thunderstorm warning issued for Wednesday, which covers 59 areas. Areas impacted by thunderstorm warning on Thursday East Midlands - Derby - Derbyshire - Leicester - Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Nottingham - Nottinghamshire - Rutland East of England - Bedford - Cambridgeshire - Central Bedfordshire - Essex - Hertfordshire - Luton - Norfolk - Peterborough - Suffolk London & South East England - Buckinghamshire - Milton Keynes - Oxfordshire North West England - Blackburn with Darwen - Cheshire East - Cheshire West and Chester - Greater Manchester - Halton - Lancashire - Merseyside - Warrington South West England - Bristol - Gloucestershire - North Somerset - South Gloucestershire - Swindon - Wiltshire Wales - Blaenau Gwent - Bridgend - Caerphilly - Cardiff - Carmarthenshire - Ceredigion - Conwy - Denbighshire - Flintshire - Gwynedd - Isle of Anglesey - Merthyr Tydfil - Monmouthshire - Neath Port Talbot - Newport - Powys - Rhondda Cynon Taf - Torfaen - Wrexham West Midlands - Herefordshire - Shropshire - Staffordshire - Stoke-on-Trent - Telford and Wrekin - Warwickshire - West Midlands Conurbation - Worcestershire 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. You’ll be more likely to see our stories when any big news breaks in future by simply by clicking this link. You can also join The Mirror’s WhatsApp Community or follow us on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads - or visit The Mirror homepage.
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