Streets in two towns have been submerged in water after a severe flooding left motorists to battle to safety.
Pictures showed shops and cars left underwater in Dunstable and Hitchin in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
It comes as severe flood warnings were issued for areas near the River Lee and the River Ivel, with a Met Office rain water in place until 23.59 on Monday.
Scenes on Dunstable High Street showed people struggling against high water and trying to unblock drains.
Bedfordshire Police said part of the road had been closed due to the severe flooding.
Roads and shops submerged in Dunstable, Bedfordshire on Sunday
A street completely left underwater in Dunstable. Severe rain warnings are in place until tomorrow night
Shops left cut off by severe flooding in Dunstable. Motorists were left battling for safety after the heavy deluge
Flooding has also closed part of the A421 westbound near Bedford, BBC News reported.
Severe thunderstorms have also affected other towns in Bedfordshire, including Flitwick, Cranfield and Marston Moretaine.
A clip recorded near Luton showed roof debris and even a trampoline flying in gale force winds.
Residents in Hitchin also reported severe flooding in their area.
It comes after residents evacuated in Langton, near Stoke-on-Trent following an explosion at a home caused by lightning, amid storms in the area.
A witness said a motorist had stopped and told them the home’s roof was ‘on fire’. The incident came as the city was under a yellow warning for thunderstorms.
A yellow warning for rain remained in place today for parts of north Staffordshire as well as flood alerts.
A car left stranded in the water as people seek shelter under an umbrella
The wet weather, including heavy showers and thunderstorms will migrate to south England and parts of Wales into Monday, forecasters have said.
Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said: ‘With Sunday marking the autumnal equinox summer has now officially come to an end, and it ended with a bang for some of us.
‘We’ve seen some very heavy showers and thunderstorms spreading their way in across southern areas of England, into parts of Wales as well during the course of today.
‘Into the early hours of tomorrow morning we’ll also see our next batch of thundery rain moving its way into southern areas of England as well.’
