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Title: Flash floods turn roads to rivers forcing drivers to abandon cars as a fortnight's rain falls in hours with more torrential downpours on way for southern Britain TONIGHT
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Published: Jun 24, 2019
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Post Date: 2019-06-24 20:20:38 by Horse
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Yet another band of rain is set to move in across southern parts of England and into the east coast tonight as torrential downpours travel from the continent. After today’s humidity tomorrow looks set to be just as muggy, with highs of 64F (18C) combing with severe weather expected to move across from France in the early hours. Downpours and a low pressure front in the south and up the east coast of England may give way to thunderstorms with frequent lightning expected in eastern parts including Hull and Norwich, which are predicted to take the brunt of the rain. Further flash flooding is forecast in southern England following the deluge in Edinburgh today, which saw drivers forced on to their car’s roofs as they scrambled to escape from the waterlogged vehicles - after the effects of a tropical 'Saharan bubble' hit Britain. Met Office 'danger to life' weather warnings remain in place for almost all of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales tonight with a fortnight's worth of rain falling in just one day in some areas and equal amounts predicted tomorrow. In Scotland motorists are battling flooded roads amid torrential downpours, which risk spilling into homes and business, causing power cuts and causing chaos on public transport. Peter O'Brien, 53, says he got the shock of his life after seeing a 'sea' of water across some areas in Edinburgh. Mr O'Brien was heading to Edinburgh Retail Park in a tram today when he saw cars stranded due to the flash floods. The joiner said he got the shock of his life when he was told he had to leave the tram. Peter said it felt as though the tram was about to come off the rails. And before heading home, Peter, from Clermiston, Edinburgh, had to go to a local garage store room to wait for the rain to stop. Peter said: 'I was in the tram which was leaving Edinburgh Hay Market to Edinburgh Retail Park. 'It was as if I was looking at a sea. 'There were cars stranded everywhere and people coming out of their cars. 'I think the batteries must have got wet. 'The tram also had to get stopped and we were all told to get out. 'Some of the buses heading to that direction also got cancelled too. 'It was all just crazy. 'I was going to B&Q to get some materials but the shop got shut down because the water had got in and caused a power cut. 'And even though I wanted to go home, I had to go to a garage store room and wait. 'Luckily the guys there were really friendly. 'But after an hour later I got back in the tram and went home. 'It was just a lot of floods.' These weather conditions come after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning. Drivers in Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland battled through flooded roads today as thunderstorms battered Britain. The deluge hit the Capital around 3.30pm, and some motorists could be seen perched on their car roofs to avoid the murky water. Roads were described as 'impassable' by residents, due to the depth of the floodwaters. There are currently five flood alerts in place for Scotland and 18 for England, with cars in Edinburgh forced underwater by flash flooding. But later in the week Britain could break its 35C (95F) June temperature record as, once the showers have died out, the 2,000-mile wide African air plume brings a heatwave from across continental Europe. UK temperatures will be hotter than Egypt and Thailand – but sweltering humidity could still make Glastonbury a muddy affair this year. Hot air is shown on a dramatic weather map covering Britain and stretching from Spain to Norway. Germany, due 41C (106F), is set to break its 40.3C (104.5) temperature record. Met Office experts warned of a month's worth of rainfall today 50mm (1.97in) in England and 100mm (3.94in) in Scotland - however it seems the downpour has stopped at around half the predicted amount. Edinburgh experienced 44mm of rain, while their average rain fall for the month of July is 80-100mm, meaning they have had around 50 per cent of the month's rain in just 24 hours. The majority of the rain in Edinburgh, 33mm, fell in just three hours this afternoon causing flash flooding. A yellow thunderstorm warning is in place until midnight on Monday for the vast majority of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and almost half of Wales. Another one continues for the south east of England, midlands and parts of the north east, as well as Liverpool, Manchester and northern Wales until 10pm on Tuesday. But hot air moving in from continental Europe will bring with it drier, sunnier and warmer conditions, and by Saturday parts of London could get as hot as 35C. The tropical temperatures that dazzled Britain in sunshine yesterday have turned to rain today (Manchester city centre pictured) as a 'Saharan bubble' brings widespread storms to the UK Poster Comment: Bad for farmers and consumers in UK and Europe. Weakening magnetosphere means the Jet Stream can wander around giving us floods and droughts. 
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