Storm Conall, the third storm of the season, has landed in the UK with torrential rain – just as flooded towns recover from Storm Bert’s devastation.
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for spells of heavy rain which is likely to cause delays on roads, more flooding and power supply issues in places.
Parts of London, Kent, Dorset, Portsmouth, West Sussex and Isle of Wight could see two weeks’ worth of rain with the weather warning in place until midday. Nearly 100 flood warnings remain active across England.
It comes after Storm Bert wreaked havoc over the weekend in south Wales and Northampton, where a danger to life flood warning is still in place after River Nene burst its banks.
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Here are all the regions and local authorities where the warning for heavy rain is active until midday.
East of England
London & South East England
South West England
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for further rain as two weeks’ worth of rain is expected.
The warning is in place until 12pm in southern England and London. Most of the area will see 15-20mm of rain while some areas could be battered by up to 40mm of rainfall.
Met Office said: ‘There is a lower chance of 50 mm of rain in a few places, more likely for the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Kent, before rain eases and clears by early afternoon. Given recent wet weather, some disruption to travel and infrastructure is likely.’
Flooding is expected across communities in the UK after ongoing heavy rain as Storm Conall landed.
Here are the 97 active red flood warnings, where water levels – already high in places – are expected to rise further.
A bright red danger to life flood warning – the highest category warning – remains in Northampton after Storm Bert where the River Nene burst its banks and flooded the Billings Aquadrome and business parks.
A further 141 amber flood alerts are active up and down the country, meaning flooding is possible in these areas.
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