A tornado and severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Suffolk after the county was battered by rain Wednesday night.

The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO) has said that isolated brief tornadoes, hail and winds of 50mph are to be expected on Thursday.

It also reported that the southern counties in the east are likely to be hit the worst.

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TORRO has put the warning in place until 7pm on Thursday.

Despite TORRO forecasting up to 50mph winds, the Met Office has forecasted 30mph winds in the east for Thursday and 40mph for Friday.

A yellow weather warning for rain, issued by the Met Office, is still in place until Friday.