A YELLOW weather warning has been issued after thousands of lightning strikes swept across the country overnight.
The Met Office HAS warned of thunderstorms over the Black Country on Thursday (May 2) from noon to midnight, which could cause further travel delays and flooding.
A huge rolling storm battered the south of England and South Wales, with a warning in place until 8am on Thursday, while a warning in south-east England was extended to 10am.
The Met Office recorded 4,840 lightning strikes across France and southern Britain overnight.
It said “plenty” of heavy rain and thunderstorms trampled its way across southern England and Wales on Wednesday night and the early hours of Thursday morning.
The Met Office warned that thunderstorms developing this afternoon and evening may lead to travel disruption and some flooding.
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