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Scotland Hit by Thunderstorms and Flash Flooding After Hottest Day
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.
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Parts 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.
