A blast of stormy weather will bring flash flooding and gale force winds to Britain tonight. The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for the south of England and severe travel disruption is expected. Thousands of holidaymakers are expected to be caught up in the bad weather as a swathe of southern England, running diagonally from Land's End to the Wash, receives up to 3in (8cm) of rain. A spokesman for the Met Office said: 'Heavy rainfall overnight may give 20-30mm of rain quite widely and 50-80mm locally. This rain will be accompanied by strong, possibly gale force winds.'The heavy rain could lead to flooding in some areas and cause disruption to outdoor events and transport networks.' The south west and central southern England are expected to face the brunt of the weather tonight and in the early hours of Monday. Winds will peak at 45mph on the south coast near Southampton during that time (Daily Mail)Sunday, 22 August 2010
Britain braced for flash floods as Met Office issues severe weather warning
A blast of stormy weather will bring flash flooding and gale force winds to Britain tonight. The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for the south of England and severe travel disruption is expected. Thousands of holidaymakers are expected to be caught up in the bad weather as a swathe of southern England, running diagonally from Land's End to the Wash, receives up to 3in (8cm) of rain. A spokesman for the Met Office said: 'Heavy rainfall overnight may give 20-30mm of rain quite widely and 50-80mm locally. This rain will be accompanied by strong, possibly gale force winds.'The heavy rain could lead to flooding in some areas and cause disruption to outdoor events and transport networks.' The south west and central southern England are expected to face the brunt of the weather tonight and in the early hours of Monday. Winds will peak at 45mph on the south coast near Southampton during that time (Daily Mail)