The Met Office said 10-15mm of rain is expected to fall within in less than an hour, with the worst-affected areas potentially seeing a total of 30-40mm.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms in 66 areas of England and Wales for today with the alert in place from 9am to 6pm on June 7

While there are no official weather warnings, the north east is likely to see some thunder too, according to their forecast for the day: "Some outbreaks of rain for the early morning, changing to a mix of sunshine and showers, potentially heavy at times with a risk of thunder."