THUNDERSTORMS bringing lightning and torrential rain to the south are set to continue until Monday, forecasters have said.

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for storms today (Sunday), with homes and businesses at risk of flooding.

A yellow warning for storms which could cause travel and power disruption also covers a wider area of the south coast, and lasts until midnight on Monday.

Met Office meteorologist Steven Keates said parts of the south between south Suffolk and the Isle of Wight could be deluged by 100mm of rain in just a few hours on Sunday evening.

“There’s torrential thunderstorms around yet again,” he said.

“Torrential downpours, thunder and lightning and potentially some hailstones are settling in the south.”

Isle of Wight County Press: The Met Office has issued an amber warning. Credit: Met Office.The Met Office has issued an amber warning. Credit: Met Office.

 

It comes after lightning set fire to houses in Andover, Hampshire, on Saturday morning, forcing residents to leave.

Neighbours heard an “enormous bang” as the strike set two homes ablaze on Mercia Avenue, and a 70-year-old woman was assessed by paramedics.

Temperatures are set to rise in most places again on Monday as the storms clear, with the mercury predicted to reach around 20C tomorrow.