THUNDERSTORMS are now expected to bring 'heavy rain' to Worcestershire on Sunday as a new yellow weather warning is issued.

Very heavy downpours may cause potential disruption, flooding and difficult driving conditions in the county, including temporary road closures on Sunday, the Met Office has warned.

The yellow warning is in force for 12 hours on Sunday, starting at midnight. Some areas could see 30-50 mm in less than six hours, with a few places receiving 60-80mm over the course of 12 to 24 hours.

The heavy rainfall warning for Sunday follows a thunderstorm warning for Worcestershire between noon and 8pm today (Friday) and between 1am and midnight tomorrow (Saturday).

RAIN: The Met Office yellow weather warning for heavy rain issued for Sunday RAIN: The Met Office yellow weather warning for heavy rain issued for Sunday (Image: Met Office) The yellow weather warning covers large parts of the West Midlands, the South West, southern England and Wales.

A spokesperson for the Met Office said: "Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some temporary road closures.

"There is a small chance that some rural communities will temporarily become cut off by flooded roads Significant delays or cancellations to train and bus services are possible.

 

 

"Homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings There is a small chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses."

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to merge into broader areas of heavy rain across parts of Wales, central and southern England during Sunday.

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A Met Office spokesman added: "Whilst the strongest signal for impactful rainfall totals appears to be centred across east Wales and west-central England, there is potential right across this highlighted region for some areas to see 30-50 mm in less than 6 hours, with a few places receiving 60-80mm over the course of 12-24 hours.

"Southwest England looks likely to see some heavy rain during the early hours of Sunday morning, breaking up into slow-moving, heavy and in places thundery downpours during the day time. Meanwhile, the areas of heavy rain are likely to continue pushing north and west, becoming slow moving across some northern and possibly eastern reaches of the warning area during the rest of Sunday."