A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Mount Holly at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 13.

An amber weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office for parts of eastern and south-eastern England. The area affected stretches from Eastbourne, Sussex, in the south up to Cromer in north Norfolk,

The UK has had its warmest day of the year so far after weather warnings were issued for thunderstorms this weekend. The highest temperature was 29.4C recorded in village Santon Downham in West Suffolk,