Huge hailstones fell in Sheffield and Leeds during thunderstorms late this afternoon
FORECASTERS say York is at risk of thunderstorms this afternoon.
Thunderstorms swept Leeds and Sheffield yesterday, bringing huge hailstones, while in the Dales, lightning blew out the rear window of a Landrover Freelander and burst a tyre.
The man inside was very shaken but unharmed, said North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service.
York escaped unscathed but it could be a different story this afternoon and evening,with BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup saying there is a risk of thunderstorms.
However they have dropped a warning they issued yesterday that the thunderstorms could be severe, with frequent lightning and torrential downpours.
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