More thunderstorms are on the way to Preston and South Ribble this weekend.

The North West has a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms on Sunday and Monday (16 and 17 August), after the area experienced a heatwave over recent days.

On Monday night (10 August) there were what some described as ‘the weirdest storm they had ever seen’ after much of the country saw silent lightning storms for hours before a full storm erupted.

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This weekend’s storms bring a small chance of homes and businesses seeing flash floods, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds

There is also a chance of travel disruption with potential delays and cancellations to train and bus services as well as difficult driving conditions and some road closures due to spray and sudden flooding.

There is a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost.

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A Met Office spokesperson said: “Areas of heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely to move north across England and Wales during Sunday.

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“Some locations within the warning area may miss the thunderstorms altogether, but where they do occur 30-40 mm may fall in an hour with 50-70 mm possibly in three hours.

“The thunderstorms may be accompanied by large hail, frequent lightning and gusty winds.”

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