Huge thunderstorms dump month of rain in a DAY wreaking havoc across Britain as roads become rivers & flights grounded
HUGE thunderstorms have dumped a month’s worth of rain in a day, wreaking havoc across Britain as roads become rivers and flights are grounded.
Floods and power cuts are expected as heavy rain batters Britain with yellow weather warnings for thunder are issued some areas.
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms with the downpour expected across much of the country.
Two warnings cover the period from 4am on Sunday to 5am on Monday, covering all of the south east and most of the south west.
The affected area then stretched north right the way up the east coast.
Cities as far north as York and Middlesbrough are set to feel the brunt.
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The Met Office says Brits should be weary of sudden flooding and possible power cuts, with traffic delays and other transport issues where floods and lightning strikes hit.
There is also a possibility that small communities could be temporarily cut off by flooded roads at the worst point.
A number of flights from Heathrow Airport have been delayed due to the wild weather with a large number of planes reported to be in a holding pattern, Daily Mail reports.
Flights out of Gatwick are anticipated to be similarly affected as thunderstorms sweep across much of the south and the north east tonight.
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Inrix, the traffic data company, said: “Reports of thunderstorms affecting flights to / from London Heathrow Airport. Passengers should check the status of their flight before travelling.
“Most flights in and out are delayed due to heavy rainfall.”
Blustery conditions are expected to last into tomorrow.
As rain pours down, motorists were unable to get through an underpass in Acton Town, west of London, unless they had a 4×4.
Some drivers who attempted to go under the bridge got stuck and were forced to call AA.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as the North West, will avoid the worst of the weather.
However, these areas are still set to see long spells of rain, many of which could be heavy.
It comes after four flood alerts were issued on Thursday and a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and lightning.
A jet stream was sweeping across the UK, bringing with it the wet weather and prompting the alert.
The UK has been experiencing temperatures much warmer than usual for this time of year – and that’s set to continue.
October’s highest temperature ever recorded in the UK was 29.4C in the small market town of March, Cambridgeshire, on the first day of the month in 1985.
Forecasters have been hailing the warm weather as an “Indian Summer’.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill warned that England still has some heavy thunderstorms to come this weekend.
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Storms could lead to 20 to 30 millimetres of rainfall in one hour, causing flash flooding.
He said: “It is because of the risk of some heavy thunderstorms coming through, talk of 20 to 30 millimetres perhaps in just an hour, and for some 40 to 60 (millimetres) in two to three hours.