Thunderstorms and heavy rain hit Greater Manchester amid yellow weather warning

Greater Manchester has been hit by torrential rain and thunderstorms.

A yellow thunderstorm warning is currently in place as storms hit this afternoon and again in the evening.

The warning is in place from 9am until 11.59pm. It covers all of our region, as well as much of England and Scotland.

Forecasters had predicted heavy showers and thunderstorms following warm and sunny day today. In the areas covered by the warning, there could be some flooding, the Met Office predicts.

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The Met Office says on the thunderstorms: "Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected on Saturday, during the morning mainly over parts of England before becoming mainly focused over northern England and Scotland by late afternoon/evening. Some intense downpours are likely and whilst rainfall accumulations will vary from place to place, as much as 50 mm of rain could fall in a short space of time in some locations. Hail, lightning and gusty winds will be additional hazards."

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Weather expert @ChadWeather says the rain will now start to ease off and there will be no more storms tonight.

A popular Wetherspoons pub has been evacuated after Manchester was battered by downpours.

The Sedge Lynn on Manchester Road, Chorlton, was evacuated this evening after being flooded following this evening's stormy weather. Parts of the pub's floor became waterlogged while an alarm sounded inside as punters were asked to leave by staff, who hope the pub will be back open as normal tomorrow.

A spokesperson for JD Wetherspooon said: "Following