The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for Monday August 12, with thunderstorms set to hit large parts of northern England and Scotland. 

It is suggested that thunderstorms may cause some disruption and damage to infrastructure on Monday, with the weather conditions expected to last from around 2am until 1pm.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop over western parts of the UK and move northeast during the second half of Sunday night becoming organised into Monday morning.

Although not all parts of the warning area are expected to see them, an area of increasingly organised thunderstorms is likely to produce a combination of frequent lightning, heavy rain, hail and short periods of strong winds.

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Some torrential downpours are likely, with 20-40 mm in places, and a potential for 40-60 mm of rain to fall in 1-2 hours very locally, with hail up to 2 cm in diameter. Thunderstorms are expected to clear towards the northeast by Monday afternoon.

People in the affected areas should expect spray and sudden flooding, which could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.

There is a small chance that some communities could become temporarily cut off by flooded roads.

Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services.

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

There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds.

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