The beautiful summer weather of the past week are set to come to an abrupt end tonight as West Yorkshire braces itself for torrential rain and epic thunderstorms.
The Met Office has issued a Yellow weather warning for the west of the country, taking in Huddersfield, Calderdale, Bradford and Leeds, as well as South Yorkshire, including Sheffield. Already, the heavens have opened in Todmorden with thunder rumbling in the skies.
The Met Office says thunderstorms hill hit Huddersfield between 9pm and 10pm tonight but the warning is in place for the rest of today, Monday and Tuesday.
Read more: How long do the Northern Lights last and when could you see them tonight?
The weather service said the warning could leave spray and sudden flooding leading to difficult driving conditions. This could also affect trains and buses while power cuts may take place.
The Met Office said: "Heavy showers and thunderstorms could lead to some disruption in places, especially to travel. Isolated property flooding is possible."
We will be reporting live on the thunderstorms as they hit the region tonight. Keep checking for more updates and scroll down to read them as they come in.
Key Events
Weather for the days ahead...
Yellow weather warnings will be in-place for the coming days.
Highlighting the risk of thunderstorms, the yellow warnings are currently listed on the Met Office website, for the Yorkshire region, until at least Tuesday, May 14.
Bradford, Leeds and Sheffield look to be the Yorkshire cities likely to be hit by the worst weather in the coming days. You will be able to find all the latest information in the coming days through our weather homepage.
Lightning photos
Here's some photos of the lightning captured this evening which has hit Lancashire and Yorkshire.
There are still yellow weather warnings in place for Yorkshire with the possibility of more thunderstorms in the coming days.
Yorkshire towns and cities with yellow weather warnings
As we've mentioned, to coincide with the extreme weather there are yellow weather warnings in place. For the coming days, there are yellow weather warnings for Bradford, Leeds and Sheffield.
You will be able to find all the latest information in the coming days through our weather homepage.
Lightning strikes Todmorden
We've got more reports from Todmorden. It looks like being a tricky night in the region.
It might well hamper those hoping to see the Northern Lights again this evening.
Weather forecast
Yellow weather warnings will be in-place for the coming days.
Highlighting the risk of thunderstorms, the yellow warnings are currently listed on the Met Office website, for the Yorkshire region, until at least Tuesday, May 14.
Where the weather is hitting
We have reports of thunder and lightning in West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. It is also crossing over the border into Manchester. The current yellow weather warning stretches to Carlisle and Exeter, and covers North, South and West Yorkshire.
Extreme weather advice
Standard advice is not to travel when bad weather hits. Government advice states:
- Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
- Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services
- There is a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost
- There is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life, particularly in places such as road and railway underpasses.
- There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds
The latest from West Yorkshire
A resident in Todmorden has told us of the extreme weather that's currently hit West Yorkshire.
"The storm seems like it's directly above Todmorden - there's only a few seconds between the lightening and the thunder. It's so loud! The heavens opened and it's just tipping it down."
Met Office latest
Experts had warned we could well experience thunder and lightning today. As we've previously reported, a Met Office spokesperson said: "Heavy showers and thunderstorms could lead to some disruption in places, especially to travel. Isolated property flooding is possible."
