Essex is preparing for ‘severe’ weather today (Sunday, July 25) with thunderstorms on their way.
Storms could batter the county later, with the Met Office placing a yellow weather warning across all of Essex until 11.59pm this evening.
Those storms are set to bring heavy rain, posing a flash flooding risk.
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Worse still, the Essex Weather Centre has warned of potential ‘short-lived tornados’ which could worry residents in Essex as well as neighbouring Kent and Suffolk.
Essex Weather tweeted: “Severe weather possible during Sunday.
“Flash flooding (main risk), frequent lightning and short-lived tornadoes.
“Suffolk, Kent and Essex prime risk areas.”
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There are also a number of flood alerts which have been put in place across the west of the county.
These alerts are issued by the Government’s Flood Warning Information Service.
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