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Brits had to battle floods to get to work this morning amid road closures after thunderstorms hit the country last night and the coast was hit by a ‘tornado’.
There are 79 alerts cautioning of possible flooding in place this morning under flood warnings, in place for 11 locations, including two in Bristol.
The warnings were updated overnight for the River Anker in Warwickshire, and areas around the River Blackwater near Southampton.
Residents in Hayling Island, near Portsmouth, reported being ‘hit by a tornado’ last night at around 9.25pm.
After a weather warning for thunderstorms in the south of England ended at 3am, the Met Office said showery rain would push into eastern parts of England over Wednesday, with sunny spells developing in the south.
Other warnings were issued for Gog Brook in Warwick, Bunches Brook from Broadway to Childswickham in Worcestershire, and for low-lying properties near the River Brue and Glastonbury Millstream from Lovington to Highbridge in Somerset.
Rain falls as motorists travel through Warwick, after thundery showers on Monday brought big downpours
A woman holds an umbrella during a rain shower in Warwick, after showery weather in Britain
There are 79 alerts cautioning of possible flooding in place this morning under flood warnings
People use umbrellas as they walk during a rain shower in Warwick yesterday
Residents in Hayling Island, near Portsmouth, reported being ‘hit by a tornado’ last night
A possible tornado was reported in Hayling Island, near Portsmouth, last night
A cyclist passes puddles during a rain shower in Warwick after rainy weather swept across the country
A warning was also issued for the B1040 Thorney to Whittlesey Road to the south of the River Nene near Peterborough.
On Tuesday evening, an MP warned that parts of Northumberland were experiencing ‘severe flooding’ amid ‘extreme conditions’.
Blyth and Ashington MP Ian Lavery said his office had ‘taken numerous calls about the serious flooding’ in south-east Northumberland.
In a post on social media, Northumberland county councillor Scott Dickinson said: ‘A number of roads have been closed in the Blyth area and NCC teams are at the scene, along with crews from Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service, Northern Powergrid and Northumbria Water.’
National Highways said the M5 in Somerset was temporarily closed southbound on Tuesday afternoon due to flooding after heavy rainfall.
Train delays and ‘short-term’ power cuts were also been predicted by the Met Office.
It said: ‘Hail and lightning will be additional hazards, with a risk of temporary hail accumulations in places.
‘In addition, heavy showers and thunderstorms will be associated with strong and gusty winds in the south of the warning area at times with 40 mph gusts possible.’
And in a new post this lunchtime on X, formerly Twitter, the Met Office said: ‘It will be worth keeping an umbrella or rain coat handy this afternoon as many of us will see some further rain or showers.’
Pictures across the UK yesterday showed roads submerged by flooding as rivers burst their banks.
Drivers in Welney, Norfolk, were forced to take a 22-mile detour after the Old Bedford River and River Delph both overflowed, leaving local roads impassable.
