Met Office issues thunderstorms warning for Somerset

The Met Office said the warning will be in place tomorrow, Friday July 22, as “slow-moving shower” and thunderstorms are likely to affect the area.

The yellow warning will be in place from 10am to 10pm.

 

Yellow warning of thunderstorm affecting South West England https://t.co/WKM3lg7rAB pic.twitter.com/FPtmruDA3n

— Met Office - SW England (@metofficeSWEng) July 21, 2022

The Met Office also added:

• Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures;
• 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.
  
  The current warning follows a previous one issued on Tuesday, July 19 warning of thunderstorms forming in parts of Somerset just after a heatwave.