Thunderstorms may strike Bury and large areas of the UK tomorrow, Sunday, which could cause flash flooding, forecasters have warned.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning, which includes most of England, including Bury, and all of Wales for thunderstorms with it being in place from midnight tonight until 11.59pm on Sunday.

The forecaster said the heavy rain and thunderstorms will bring a chance of disruption to people's lives.

Residents have been advised on a number of things to expect, including:

  • Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.
  • There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail, or strong winds.
  • Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services.
  • There is a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost.
  • There is a small chance that some communities become cut off by flooded roads.

Some areas could be battered with up to 30mm of rainfall in an hour on Sunday.

In Bury, temperatures are set to remain warm with highs of 23C tomorrow with high levels of humidity.

It comes after NHS chiefs warned the hot weather had contributed to “one of the busiest days on record” in Accident and Emergency departments on Thursday.

Charity Asthma + Lung UK added that the humidity had caused an “unseasonal spike” in asthma-related A&E visits and warned that thunderstorms over the weekend could cause “life-threatening” asthma attacks.

et Office spokesperson Grahame Madge said: “There are risks of flash flooding associated with these forecast thunderstorms.

“Thunderstorms can unleash very intense rainfall and even hail.

“The impacts from this sudden release of precipitation can create local difficulties especially in urban areas as intense rainfall can lead flood waters to rise on roads, underpasses.

“This far out it isn’t possible to forecast exactly where these systems will form but we are confident that some will experience intense conditions.

“We advise the public to follow the forecast and warnings so they can be prepared should thunderstorms develop at short notice.”

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