An AMBER weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued for Basingstoke.
The Met Office has warned of expected thunderstorms across the weekend, especially tomorrow (Saturday, July 19).
In Basingstoke, there is an Amber weather warning, and the Met Office has said: "There is a high chance of torrential rain and thunderstorms in places.
"It could lead to some significant surface water flooding during Saturday morning."
The warning is in place from 4 am tomorrow morning and 11 pm tomorrow night.
The Met Office have said that it is likely some communities will become cut off if roads flood and that where flooding or lightning strikes occur, delays and some cancellations to train and bus services are likely.
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They also say that power cuts are likely to occur, and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost.
The Met Office say: "Areas of heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms will move northwards during the early hours of Saturday, with torrential downpours in places.
"Accumulations of 20-40 mm are possible in 1 hour, and where heavy downpours persist, then as much as 70-100 mm could accumulate in just a few hours. Significant impacts are possible if this occurs over more urban areas.
"The more widespread heavy rain should clear to the north during Saturday morning, but additional scattered heavy showers and a few thunderstorms could develop during Saturday afternoon and early evening. This risk is covered by the much larger Yellow thunderstorm warning."
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