Tornado alert issued as heavy rain and thunderstorms strike amid Met Office warnings - The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation has forecast much of the south-east to see lightning and winds up to

Parts of the UK have been warned of further flash flooding and even brief tornadoes as heavy downpours continued through the night. Motorists were left stranded on the M5 when the motorway became submerged in rainwater near Bristol, leaving commuters facing another day of travel misery.