Met Office thunderstorm weather warning

The Met Office has issued the alert for thunderstorms from today (Sunday, September 4) from 8pm until 4am on Monday, September 5. All of Berkshire is covered by the warning including areas of Reading, Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Wokingham, Windsor and Maidenhead.

Forecasters are warning the public of the risk of some flooding of a few homes, lightning strikes and potential damage to buildings. People can expect there to be delays to public transport and driving conditions to be affected. Some households may be hit by power cuts.

The Met Office amber weather warning reads: "Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across southwest England on Sunday evening and move north across parts of Wales and Northern Ireland, clearing during the early hours of Monday morning. A separate area of thunderstorms is likely to develop across central southern England late evening, moving north into the Midlands overnight.

"Whilst some places may not see much rainfall, a few places may see 20-30 mm fall in under an hour. Frequent lightning, hail and locally gusty winds are additional hazards that may accompany stronger thunderstorms, particularly across southwestern parts of England and Wales".