Power cuts could also occur due to lightning strikes as people have been urged to prepare.
After one of the hottest days of the year, Scotland has been issued a yellow warning for floods and thunderstorms nationwide.
Due to the high volume of rain, the Met Office has warned people to prepare for delays to trains, bus services and other public transport.Edinburgh, Clackmannanshire, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow, Dumfries and Galloway, Argyll and Bute, among others, have all been issued a flood alert by the Met Office.
For Sunday, May 12 the forecast reads: "Dry, bright much of morning. Showers breaking out in afternoon, becoming frequent, heavy and even prolonged into the evening with risk of thunder. Maximum temperature 22C."
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