A house was reportedly struck by lighting amid downpours from Storm Boris, leaving others on the street having to be evacuated too. Telling how they heard a ‘massive bang’, one person said: ‘We’d only just got home.

Fresh Met Office yellow warnings for heavy rain have been issued for Sunday and Monday with flooding and power cuts possible.

Thunderstorms have hit southern parts of the UK with one confirmed tornado in Aldershot. More storms and heavy rain are expected over the weekend with yellow Met Office warnings in force. On Saturday there is the risk of lightning,

The Met Office has extended a yellow rain warning to Monday, as Britain braces for a rainy weekend. Sunday will see heavy outbreaks of rain moving northwards through the morning across southern England and much of Wales.

The Met Office said that the county in south-west England had seen most of the thunderstorms on Saturday. Large hail and lightning has been reported in the region. By Sunday, more heavy rain is forecast to spread - bringing a continued risk of localised flooding and travel disruption.