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UK Weather – Brits to be battered by FOUR MORE days of thunderstorms after a month’s rain falls in a day

2021-07-27 00:00:00.0 太阳报-英国新闻原网页

BRITS are set to be battered by FOUR MORE days of thunderstorms after a month's worth of rain fell in one day.

The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for thunderstorms and rain for the following days after floods caused chaos in London and the South, wrecking homes hospitals, and Tube stations.

The floods caused damage to several properties in London Credit: MyLondon/BPM 9

The torrential rain caused damage at Yeovil in Somerset as well Credit: ？Graham Hunt 9

Brits will be hit with another four days of rain and thunderstorms Credit: ？Graham Hunt

Flood-ravaged Brits have been warned to prepare for four more days of storm misery - with much-longed-for summer holidays on hold.

A string of new warnings has been issued for rain between yesterday and Thursday after Sunday’s downpour.

Thursday's rainfall will also hit Scotland.

A yellow thunderstorm warning is in place for most of Scotland for 12 hours from noon today while yellow rain warnings also follow for all of Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday morning.

Meanwhile, a flood warning - meaning 'urgent action is required' - has been issued for parts of the Isle of Wight along the Eastern Yar.

It's feared 100mm of rain - just under four inches - may fall on the island in just a few hours.

The wettest part of the country on Sunday was St James's Park in London, where 41.8mm of rain fell.

The average rainfall for July in London is 45mm , so almost a month's worth of rain fell in one 24-hour period.

The daily rainfall value of 41.8mm recorded at St James's Park is that weather station's second-wettest July day on record.

And 13 alerts have been issued for areas around the country, including affluent Kingston, Richmond and Wandsworth in London, and Porlock Weir in Somerset.

Another yellow storm warning has been issued for much of the Midlands and northern England between 9am today and 6am on Wednesday.

One hundred patients were evacuated from a London hospital after an entire block suffered a power blockout during heavy flooding.

Whipps Cross hospital in Leytonstone urged patients to use other A&Es for urgent care after thunderstorms battered the capital on Sunday afternoon.

Meanwhile, nearby Newham Hospital earlier urged patients to seek emergency treatment elsewhere, tweeting: "We're still here if you need us but to help us while we fix things, please attend a neighbouring hospital if possible."

'PAYBACK TIME'

Forecasters say the wet weather could continue for another three weeks, with temperatures barely reaching the mid-teens in some regions.

Meanwhile, firefighters rescued stranded families from cars as a month's worth of torrential rain battered London and the South on Sunday - and the PM has since shared his thanks to emergency services for their work.

Miserably, the Met Office says there's little to suggest the weather will improve in the coming weeks.

Officials say: “There are tentative signals suggesting high pressure may become more dominant during the middle of August."

BBC weather said the forecast will remain unsettled until halfway through the month.

And this week, meteorologists have predicted breezy weather with plenty of rain this week as the UK languishes in an area of low pressure.

SUMMER HOL WASHOUT UNTIL MID-AUGUST

Until the middle of next month, we're likely to be battered by rain blown in straight from Iceland.

Meanwhile, ex-BBC forecaster John Hammond, of Weathertrending, said: “Is it payback time? Low pressure from the north-west will bring a cooler end to the month.

“This will continue in August - as the peak of the traditional British holiday season sees traditional British weather.”

A homeowner in Walthamstow following the flooding Credit: PA

Firefighters hose a brewery after being burned to the ground following a lightning strike near Crowborough 9

41.8mm of rain fell in the wettest part of the country Credit: MyLondon/BPM

Festival goers slide in the mud as torrential rain pours down at the Standon Calling Festival

Last week's heatwave is directly responsible for the terrible weather.

Meteorologist Steven Keates said hot air currents rising from the land after the blast of heat have met cooler air higher up in the atmosphere - leading to huge rain storms.

London has seen the worst of the weather over the weekend - with two major hospitals forced to urge patients to stay away.

Whipps Cross and Newham hospitals urged patients to use other A&Es for urgent care after thunderstorms battered the city yesterday.

And videos shared on social media show the scale of the devastating floods.

One clip shows a bus stuck in a flooded street, while brave residents help passengers get away safely.

Locals used a small inflatable boat and covered their legs with bin bags to protect themselves as they helped people off the bus in Hackney Wick.

Another video shows Pudding Mill Lane DLR Station completely flooded, with water moving quickly as a passenger stands on the stairs.

In Whitechapel, a Sainsbury's supermarket was left underwater, with staff trying to clear the flood as customers waited outside.

Buses around the city were also left stranded as a result of flooding, with homes and businesses being damaged by the water.

Pedestrians stripped their shoes off to paddle home through the flood water, while in Wanstead, East London, police declared a major incident after families with children were trapped in their cars in deep water.

A month's worth of rain fell in a day Credit: MyLondon/BPM 9

Families were trapped in their cars with their children Credit: Rex

Residents in Woodford, also in the east, were forced to use buckets, brooms and wooden boards to create flood defences.

One local, Mariya Peeva, told Sky: "My son went to buy some food from the local shop - by the time he came back the whole street and the pavement were already flooded and the water was coming into our front door."

The London Fire Brigade said it took more than 600 calls to flooding incidents yesterday alone.

Mums and dads with children off school will be desperate for the sizzling sunny conditions to return.

But it's feared the miserable weather will continue until the midway point of the summer holidays - and in many regions, temperatures will struggle to reach the mid-teens.

A Met Office spokesman said an official study would have to be completed before any connections to the weekend's weather can be linked to climate change, but added that the science indicates that warmer air can hold more water, so rainfall is increasing on average across the world.

He said: "In some places, rainfall is becoming more intense as well. Heavy rainfall is also more likely.