Met Office issues yellow thunderstorm warning across Wales - full list of areas to be hit

The Met Office has issued a fresh yellow thunderstorm warning for nine areas across Wales as heavy rain is expected to replace the warm weather . The yellow weather alert follows earlier storm warnings, which came into force for much of the country at 3pm on Wednesday. There is potential for areas to be hit with "torrential downpours of rain, frequent lightning, large hail and strong, gusty winds". The forecaster has now put a fresh warning in its place from 12am until 4am on Thursday, May 28 with nine areas at risk across Wales. As well as Wales, the warning covers parts of East Midlands, London and South East England, North West England, South West England, West Midlands. 42 regions in total have been warned to prepare for thunderstorms under the Met Office yellow warning. The forecast predicts these areas can expect frequent lightning and heavy downpours of rain throughout this period. Alongside the wet conditions there is also likely to be hail and strong and gusty winds in certain regions. The new warning was announced at 11.52pm on Wednesday evening as a previous yellow warning was set to end at midnight. A Met Office forecast said: "Thunderstorms will continue to affect parts of England and Wales and are likely to become increasingly confined to northern and eastern parts of the warning area during the course of the early hours. "While many places will miss the worst conditions, where thunderstorms do occur frequent lightning and heavy downpours are likely. Hail and strong, gusty winds may also affect a few places." The warning brings a strong chance that travel conditions will be impacted, with journey times by car and bus expected to take longer. There is also a chance of flooding in some areas with a possible chance of damage to a few buildings and structures from lightning strikes. There may also be a chance of power cuts, so the weather bureau has warned people across Wales to be prepared. The Met Office warned: "If you find yourself outside and hear thunder, protect yourself by finding a safe enclosed shelter (such as a car). "Do not shelter under or near trees, or other structures which may be struck by lightning. If you are on an elevated area move to lower ground." East Midlands Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire London and South East England Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Southampton, West Berkshire North West England Blackburn with Darwen, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Greater Manchester , Halton, Lancashire, Merseyside, Warrington South West England Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire Wales Carmarthenshire , Ceredigion , Conwy , Denbighshire , Flintshire , Gwynedd , Isle of Anglesey , Powys, Wrexham West Midlands Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands Conurbation, Worcestershire