Flood warnings issued across UK as residents urged to 'act now' before horror thunderstorms

Dozens of flood alerts and warnings are in place - as up to 80mm of rain is set to barrel across the country this weekend.

Four weather warnings have been issued across three days, including today, as the Met Office expects downpours and thunderstorms will blight our weekend.

Parts of Wales and the Midlands are feared to see the heaviest rainfall, particularly throughout Sunday. Nine flood warnings, and dozens of less severe flood alerts are in place, the Environment Agency says. Four of the warnings concern waterways across the Southwest of England, including two sections of the Somerset coast.

The Environment Agency says anyone who lives near the following places should "act now" ahead of the rain, as the heaviest is largely expected on Sunday afternoon. Sunday's weather warning reads up to 80mm of rain is forecast in parts. The Met Office says the weather could cause a loss of power to homes and businesses, especially across Wales and Southwest of England.

"Thundery downpours have developed across parts of southern England, and will last into Friday evening, bringing frequent lightning, gusty winds, hail, and spells of heavy rain," Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Jason Kelly, said.

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"The risk of thunderstorms persists into the weekend with potentially longer spells of heavy rain for some along with a continued risk of hail and lightning accompanying the most intense storms. Parts of the Midlands, southern England and east Wales appear at greatest risk of seeing these conditions.

"The warnings cover the areas of the country most at risk of seeing thunderstorms but not everyone within a warning area will experience a thunderstorm. For many much of the time it will remain dry.”

The Tyne estuary in Tyne and Wear is subject to a flood alert, despite being in the north of England, some distance from any of the weather warnings. Two flood warnings have been issued in Wales, both for points along the Wye estuary in the east of the nation. No warnings or alerts are in place across Northern Ireland or Scotland currently.

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Full list of flood warnings

• North Sea coast at Easington and Kilnsea, East Yorkshire

• North Sea coast at Hornsea, East Yorkshire

• River Chelt at Springbank, Cheltenham

• River Chelt at Uckington and Boddington, Gloucestershire

• Somerset coast at Porlock Weir

• Somerset coast at Portishead and Portbury Dock, seafront properties and Portbury Dock areas

• Wye Estuary at Brockweir, Gloucestershire

• Wye Estuary at Chepstow, Monmouthshire

• Wye Estuary near Tintern, Monmouthshire

Full list of flood alerts

• Christchurch Harbour, Dorset
• Climping Seafront, West Sussex
• Coast at North Morecambe Bay
• Coast from Gretna to Silloth, Cumbria area
• Coast from Heacham to north of King's Lynn in Norfolk
• Coast from Heysham to Cockerham, Lancashire
• Hunstanton coast in Norfolk
• King's Lynn, West Lynn and The Wash frontage in Norfolk
• Lune estuary south west of Lancaster
• Mersey Estuary at Warrington
• Mersey Estuary from Liverpool and Wirral to Widnes
• North Cornwall coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth
• North Devon coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth
• North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton, East Yorkshire
• North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea, East Yorkshire
• North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk, North Yorkshire
• Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries
• Somerset coast at Clevedon
• Somerset coast at Porlock Weir
• Somerset coast at Portishead and Portbury Dock
• South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head
• South Cornwall Coast from Lands End to Lizard Point
• South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary
• South Devon Estuaries
• The north Norfolk coast from East Cley to Kelling Hard, including Salthouse
• The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley
• Tidal Camel Estuary at Rock and low lying properties on the Little Petherick Creek, Cornwall
• Tidal Fal Estuary, Cornwall
• Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton
• Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir, Greater London
• Tidal Trent for riverside areas from Gainsborough to the Humber confluence
• Tributaries in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury
• Tributaries in Gloucester
• Tyne estuary, Tyne and Wear
• West Bay Harbour, Dorset
• Wye Estuary in Gloucestershire
• Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston, Lancashire
• Coast from Aberthaw to Severn Bridge
• Usk Estuary
• North Gower Coast
• Ceredigion coast between Clarach and Cardigan
• Swansea Bay and the Gower coast