Forecasters at Netweather say violent thunderstorms are likely across Wales, the Southwest of England and other regions as a band of low pressure is sweeping eastwards

Dozens of flood warnings and alerts are in place today as thunderstorms — with 60mph gales — loom today.

The majority of flood warnings are for spots across the Southwest of England, which is subject to a thunderstorm alert by meteorologists with Netweather today. Storms will be heaviest this morning across Ceredigion in west Wales and parts of south Wales.

The Met Office says on its website: "Bands of showers will be most persistent across south Wales and southwest England, and some of these will be heavy, with the odd rumble of thunder. The ground in some of these areas is already saturated, so any extra heavy d

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