SCOTLAND'S yellow weather warning has been extended with thunderstorms forecast across parts of northern England and Scotland.
The warning now covers all areas below and was valid until 6pm today but has been extended again until 9pm.
Scots have been warned that spray and sudden flooding that could make driving conditions difficult and lead to road closures.
The Met Office said the impact of any flooding or lightning could see transport delays, although no major transport issues were reported as of 5pm.
Regions and local authorities affected:
Central, Tayside and Fife
- Angus
- Clackmannanshire
- Dundee
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
Grampian
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
Highlands and Eilean Siar
- Highland
North East England
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
North West England
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Cumbria
- Lancashire
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- East Lothian
- Edinburgh
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
- West Lothian
Strathclyde
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Glasgow
- Inverclyde
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
Yorkshire & Humber
- North Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- York
The Met Office said: "Areas of heavy and thundery rain continue to push northwards across the country, as shown in the latest radar sequence. So far there have been over 30,000 lightning strikes, the vast majority of which have been over the sea."
Torrential downpours also hit land, causing significant flooding and disruption in Kent.
Social media users reported mass blackouts as a result of the flooding.
One X user posted: “That storm was the worst one I’ve ever seen.
“This area really got a direct hit. So much flooding across the Dover/Deal area and so many homes without power.”
Another said: “I’ve not seen rain like we’ve had tonight in a very long time.
“Local roads flooded, people’s windows and doors leaking, and undoubtedly, storm overflows will mean sewage spills into the sea.”
Kent Police shut down the A256 in Tilmanstone, where one driver was seen sitting on the roof of their car after getting stuck in floodwater.
