UK weather: Met Office warns of power cuts & flooding as sheet of heavy rain set to batter Brits – is your area hit? --[Reported by Umva mag]

POWER cuts and flooding could wreak havoc today as forecasters warn of heavy rain across swathes of Britain. A yellow weather warning covering much of the country has been in place since 6pm yesterday, and lasts until 12pm today. Bav MediaVehicles going through the flooded A1101 on the Norfolk-Cambridge border on Sunday[/caption] A yellow weather rain warning covering much of the country has been in place since 6pm yesterday, lasting until 12pm today The Met Office warns that spells of heavy rain may lead to some travel disruption and flooding in places. There is a chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses, forecasters say. And there is a “small chance” that some communities will be temporarily cut off by flooded roads Homes and businesses may also be flooded, causing damage to some buildings Where flooding occurs, this could mean delays or cancellations to train and bus services. The miserable weather may also lead to difficult driving conditions and road closures. Swathes of North West England, Wales, South West England and the West Midlands are covered by the yellow weather warning. It stretches from Manchester in the north down through Cardiff, and covers Plymouth in the south. Areas of heavy rain are expected to develop and push north across the warning area, the Met Office warns. Many places will see around 10-20 mm of rain, but there is a chance some locations may see considerably more than this over a six-hour period, most likely parts of southwest England and south Wales. A few places may see 50-80 mm of rain fall in 6 hours. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible in the south of the warning area, with lightning an additional hazard. People in affected areas should check if their property could be at risk of flooding. If so, they should consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit. Regions affected by the yellow weather warning North West England Blackburn with Darwen Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Greater Manchester Halton Lancashire Merseyside Warrington South West England Bath and North East Somerset Bristol Cornwall Devon Dorset Gloucestershire North Somerset Plymouth Somerset South Gloucestershire Torbay Wales Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthenshire Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Merthyr Tydfil Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham West Midlands Herefordshire Shropshire Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Telford and Wrekin West Midlands Conurbation Worcestershire Check road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary. People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. Forecaster advise gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items. Also be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly, the Met Office said. Bav MediaPictured: Scenes of flooding near the A1101 in Welney last week[/caption]

Oct 16, 2024 - 07:18

UK weather: Met Office warns of power cuts & flooding as sheet of heavy rain set to batter Brits – is your area hit? --[Reported by Umva mag]

POWER cuts and flooding could wreak havoc today as forecasters warn of heavy rain across swathes of Britain.

A yellow weather warning covering much of the country has been in place since 6pm yesterday, and lasts until 12pm today.

a range rover is driving through a flooded road

Vehicles going through the flooded A1101 on the Norfolk-Cambridge border on Sunday[/caption]

a map of the united kingdom showing yellow rain — A yellow weather rain warning covering much of the country has been in place since 6pm yesterday, lasting until 12pm today

The Met Office warns that spells of heavy rain may lead to some travel disruption and flooding in places.

There is a chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses, forecasters say.

And there is a “small chance” that some communities will be temporarily cut off by flooded roads

Homes and businesses may also be flooded, causing damage to some buildings

Where flooding occurs, this could mean delays or cancellations to train and bus services.

The miserable weather may also lead to difficult driving conditions and road closures.

Swathes of North West England, Wales, South West England and the West Midlands are covered by the yellow weather warning.

It stretches from Manchester in the north down through Cardiff, and covers Plymouth in the south.

Areas of heavy rain are expected to develop and push north across the warning area, the Met Office warns.

Many places will see around 10-20 mm of rain, but there is a chance some locations may see considerably more than this over a six-hour period, most likely parts of southwest England and south Wales.

A few places may see 50-80 mm of rain fall in 6 hours.

Isolated thunderstorms are also possible in the south of the warning area, with lightning an additional hazard.

People in affected areas should check if their property could be at risk of flooding.

If so, they should consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.

Regions affected by the yellow weather warning

North West England

Blackburn with Darwen
Cheshire East
Cheshire West and Chester
Greater Manchester
Halton
Lancashire
Merseyside
Warrington

South West England

Bath and North East Somerset
Bristol
Cornwall
Devon
Dorset
Gloucestershire
North Somerset
Plymouth
Somerset
South Gloucestershire
Torbay

Wales

Blaenau Gwent
Bridgend
Caerphilly
Cardiff
Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
Conwy
Denbighshire
Flintshire
Gwynedd
Merthyr Tydfil
Monmouthshire
Neath Port Talbot
Newport
Powys
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Swansea
Torfaen
Vale of Glamorgan
Wrexham

West Midlands

Herefordshire
Shropshire
Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent
Telford and Wrekin
West Midlands Conurbation
Worcestershire

Check road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.

People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance.

Forecaster advise gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

Also be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly, the Met Office said.

a large body of water surrounded by trees and fields

Pictured: Scenes of flooding near the A1101 in Welney last week[/caption]

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