The Met Office warns more storms are possible as the remnants of Hurricane Lee, which hit New England in the US and eastern Canada, is set to move across the UK between Tuesday and Thursday.
An airport forced to close due to flash floods is expected to reopen as a band of rain that caused thunderstorms moves away from the UK.and cancel its remaining flights on Sunday.
An airport spokesman said:"Following Sunday afternoon's flash flooding, which caused the closure of the airport, our teams are working through the night cleaning up and we expect to be open tomorrow morning, Monday. "Passengers are advised to check with their airline for the very latest information about their flight, and please bear with us while we do our very best to return all airport operations to normal."An amber weather warning for thunderstorms across parts of Devon and Somerset was in place on Sunday afternoon, with a yellow warning in other parts of south west England and South Wales.
Heavy rain brought"torrential downpours" across the south-west of England on Sunday, with localised flooding in Devon.
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