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Flash flood hits village as weather warning issued

Motorists struggle through a flooded street in Saxilby, Lincolnshrie

Motorists were caught in flash flooding after heavy rainfall across Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire.

Video from the Lincolnshire village of Saxilby shows vehicles driving through deep water on the roads.

The area was also hit by hailstones giving an unseasonal look to some streets.

The Met Office issued a yellow warning for the area saying "heavy showers and thunderstorms, moving northeast, may cause some localised flooding".

News imageMaggie A layer of hailstones with footprints across them in a garden in SaxilbyMaggie
Saxilby, a village near Lincoln, was also hit by hailstones

Video courtesy of Stace Cheltenham-Franklin

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