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Met Office issues urgent 14-hour weather warning as thunderstorms to hammer English coastline
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TL;DR
- A 14-hour yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is active for parts of England and Wales from 5pm to 7am.
- Potential impacts include flooding, lightning, and hail, with areas like the East Midlands, East of England, London & South East, and Yorkshire and Humber affected.
- Heavy rain, possibly 30-50mm in under three hours, with a chance of 50-75mm in some areas, is forecast.
- The Met Office advises preparing for potential flooding, securing outdoor items, and having a plan for power cuts.
- Those caught in thunderstorms are advised to seek safe shelter, avoid trees and elevated areas, and move to lower ground.
- The unsettled conditions may continue into Friday and the weekend.
- These warnings come after Britain's fifth heatwave, with recent rainfall insufficient to reverse drought conditions in nearly three-quarters of England and all of Wales.