Recap as storms hit London and southern Englandpublished at 21:03 BST 23 June 2016
We're wrapping up our live page coverage of the thunderstorms that have hit London and the South East yesterday and throughout the day today.
Here is a round-up of today's events:
- Cars were submerged and polling stations in parts of the south-east England were closed or relocated as 40mm (1.5in) of rain fell earlier
- Commuters faced severe delays to their journeys, with train, tube and roads affected by the weather
- London Fire Brigade said it had attended more than 400 incidents, including properties hit by lightning
- The Environment Agency has issued 45 flood alerts and 16 red flood warnings, external while rivers in Bromley and Sidcup in south-east London, and Basildon, Essex, have been affected.
- The Met Office, external has issued an amber "be prepared" warning for Thursday evening with heavy rain again falling across London and south-east England
To read our story on the storms, click here.