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The BBC reported lightning, heavy rain and flash flooding overnight in parts of Scotland after the country recorded its hottest day of the year. A Met Office yellow warning now covers almost all of Scotland, with flood alerts active and a red extreme-heat warning in place for parts of England and Wales.
usatoday.comParts of Scotland experienced lightning and heavy rain overnight, The BBC reported, as a Met Office yellow warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain expanded to cover almost all of the country. The warning, which came into force at 15:00 BST on Thursday for Inverness and much of the north, was widened after a camping and caravan park at Dornoch in the Highlands was hit by flash flooding and hailstorms.
Scotland recorded its hottest day of the year on Thursday, with temperatures reaching 31.2°C in Threave, Dumfries and Galloway.
Some areas met the official heatwave threshold of 25°C or above for three consecutive days. The Met Office stated that spells of heavy rain and thunderstorms initially over north-west Scotland are likely to become more widespread during Friday morning, with frequent lightning, hail and gusty winds also expected.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency issued a flood warning for Strathglass near Beauly in the north-west Highlands and placed a number of flood alerts for other areas, stating that flooding from surface water and small watercourses is possible throughout Friday.
Parts of England and Wales remain under a rare red warning of extreme heat until 21:00 on Friday.
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