THE Met Office has issued a rare amber warning lasting 16 hours as summer officially comes to an end.
The weather alert for heavy rain will come into force on Monday at 5am and last until 9pm and covers parts of central and northeast England.
George Cracknell WrightA car splashing through a puddle in Greenwich, south east London, last night[/caption]
PAMiserable conditions for drivers on the M3 near Basingstoke in Hampshire[/caption]
MET OfficeThe Met Office has issued a rare amber warning for tomorrow[/caption]
An area of heavy rain is expected to develop across central and southern England during the early of hours of Monday.
It will edge north and west and then becoming slow-moving somewhere across the warning area for several hours.
The system is set to weaken and move away eastwards later Monday evening and overnight, the forecaster said.
Not all counties within the warning area will be equally affected, but it seems likely that some areas will see 60-80 mm and a few places may receive 100-120mm or more.
The Met Office said this is likely to result in travel disruption and some flooding.
Meanwhile a yellow rain warning is in force today for Wales, southern England and the Midlands.
Forecasters said a whopping 100mm could drench some parts of the warning zone which stretches as far north as Cheshire and Yorkshire.
Other places could see 40-70mm of rain fall in just two or three hours.
Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some temporary road closures.
There is a small chance that some rural communities will temporarily become cut off by flooded roads.
Regions and local authorities affected
East Midlands
Derby
Derbyshire
Leicester
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Northamptonshire
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
Rutland
East of England
Cambridgeshire
Peterborough
London & South East England
Oxfordshire
South West England
Gloucestershire
West Midlands
Herefordshire
Shropshire
Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent
Telford and Wrekin
Warwickshire
West Midlands Conurbation
Worcestershire
Yorkshire & Humber
East Riding of Yorkshire
Kingston upon Hull
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
South Yorkshire
Significant delays or cancellations to train and bus services are possible.
Homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.
And there is a small chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some areas in the warning zone.
Met Office expert Jonathan Vautrey said: “With Sunday marking the autumnal equinox summer has now officially come to an end.
“We’ll also see our next batch of thundery rain moving its way into southern areas of England as well.
“We do have a rain warning in force throughout today for this band of rain.
“It’s going to be moving across Wales, central southern areas of England.
“Some very heavy pulses are possible with some surface water issues, travel disruption.
“So it’s worth taking care if you are out and about or travelling during the day.”
MET OfficeAnother rain warning covers much of England and Wales today[/caption]
Lee ThomasVisitors to the annual Abergavenny Food Festival brave the downpours[/caption]
AlamyA vehicle stuck in floodwater in Godalming in Surrey[/caption]
Lee ThomasWorkers drain Brookend Street in Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire on Sunday morning[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
