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Lauren Harte

Met Office forecasts thunderstorms for Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's summer may be on pause as some rain and miserable weather is on the horizon.

After a number of sunny and warm weeks, the Met Office has forecast a mixed bag of weather for the week ahead with some thundery spells expected.

New weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office for thunderstorms and rain on Monday.

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Four yellow thunderstorm warnings are in place from 12pm to 9pm on Monday and cover parts of Northern Ireland.

The yellow warnings mean thunderstorms and rain may bring disruption with potential flooding and difficult driving conditions, the Met Office said.

It has said thunderstorms are likely to develop over parts of Northern Ireland from early Monday afternoon.

But not all of the region will see them, with western counties Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry most likely to be affected.

Despite the wet conditions, temperatures will peak at around 28C in some parts of Northern Ireland on Monday.

The storms will be fairly slow moving, with potential for large rainfall amounts in a short period of time.

Frequent lightning is also likely to be a hazard along with hail, forecasters said.

The Met Office said to expect some disruption, which could include spray and sudden flooding.

This could affect driving conditions and may lead to some road closures.

There is a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost

Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services

There is a small chance that some communities become cut off by flooded roads

There is also a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong wind.

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