UK weather: storms threaten floods and disrupt travel in wake of Storm Éowyn
UK weather: storms threaten floods and disrupt travel in wake of Storm Éowyn
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Met Office issues warnings for England and Wales, as Scotland and Northern Ireland continue clean-up operations. Stormy weather is bringing the threat of flooding to homes and businesses and disrupting travel across large parts of England and Wales, while Scotland and Northern Ireland are steadily recovering from the impact of Storm Éowyn.
On Monday morning, there were 48 flood warnings and 172 alerts in place for England and three Met Office yellow warnings in England and Wales for heavy rain and strong winds. The Met Office warned that heavy, blustery showers and possible thunderstorms would lead to some flooding in London, south-east England and south-west England. It said there could be interruption to power supplies and other services.
Strong winds were driving in a succession of showers, some of them heavy, through Monday and Monday night, before slowly easing during Tuesday morning. There was also a chance of lightning strikes and hail showers. In Wales and parts of the West Midlands in England, the Met Office said heavy rain could lead to some flooding of roads and properties. There was a small chance some rural communities could be cut off by flooded roads. Up to 70mm of rain was expected over some high ground.
There was also a warning in place for strong winds on Monday in Wales and across much of southern England that could cause delays to road, rail, air and ferry travel until 6am on Tuesday. The warnings come as scientists have said that the climate emergency is making extreme weather events more common.
