The Met Office has said some places could see up to 100mm of rain, which is more than a month's worth of rainfall

The Met Office has upgraded its weather warning for heavy rain across the East Midlands including Nottinghamshire as people are advised to take action to protect themselves and their property. A yellow weather warning for rain had been in place across the region for Monday (September 23),

Over a month’s worth of rain could strike in just 12 hours over the weekend, as the Met Office issues yellow weather warnings for large areas of England and Wales. Flooding, power cuts and travel disruption are also possible, as the UK braces for three consecutive weather warnings lasting from Saturday morning until 11.59pm on Monday.

Further heavy rain is forecast for parts of the UK following a spell of intense thunderstorms. The Met Office has issued an amber warning for heavy rain across central and southern England during the early hours of Monday.

A weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers is in force across much of southern England and Wales. The Met Office says damage to buildings as a result of lightning strikes, disruption to public transport and flooding should be expected within the affected areas.

Thunderstorms have hit southern parts of the UK with one confirmed tornado in Aldershot. More storms and heavy rain are expected over the weekend with yellow Met Office warnings in force. On Saturday there is the risk of lightning,

Britons are being warned of more heavy rain next week after a weekend washout of thunderstorms causing weather chaos. An urgent weather warning has already been issued for the weekend across a vast area of the UK.