The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms for parts of the North East of England on Monday.
Scattered thunderstorms will develop in the afternoon bringing some potential disruption to travel in places. Storms are most likely to occur between 1pm and 10pm.
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Heavy rain is likely with up to 20mm possible across a 1-2 hour period. There is also the risk of hail and thunder.
What to expect
- There is a good chance driving conditions will be affected by spray, standing water and/or hail, leading to longer journey times by car and bus
- Delays to train services are possible
- Some short term loss of power and other services is likely
- A chance of some flooding of homes and businesses or some damage to a few buildings or structures from lightning strikes.
The national weather office said: "During Monday afternoon thunderstorms are likely to develop over parts of Wales and the Midlands before moving northwards into northern England and develop over Northern Ireland.
"These are likely to bring some heavy rain to places with 20 mm of rain possible in 1-2 hours but also the risk of hail and thunder. The thunderstorms will clear from the south during the afternoon then die out altogether into the evening."
The areas of the North East of England affected by the weather warning are: Darlington, County Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees
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