BRITS are set to be hit by danger to life warnings and four days of Storm Ciaran chaos after -4C icy plunge.
The Met Office has put much of Britain under yellow weather warnings – with some areas hit with amber warnings which signify a possible danger to life.
Stephen Huntley/HVCHigh tides in Strood, Essex, caused the road to flood, trapping a car on Monday[/caption]
LNPA couple carried their suitcases through the floods in West Sussex yesterday[/caption]
Multiple weather warnings have been issued for the UK over the next four daysMET Office
MET OfficeTemperatures will drop to -4C in Scotland on Tuesday night[/caption]
Alerts were first raised over the weekend and are now expected to be in place until Friday.
Heavy rain is forecast to lash down on the south coast of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Rainfall of between 75 and 100mm is said to fall while the warnings are in place, reports the Met Office.
An alert for wind is also predicted later on in the week as the weather service warned Brits can expect “very strong and potentially damaging winds associated with Storm Ciaran possible on Thursday”.
Gusts of up to 90mph are forecast to batter exposed coast lines while those in land could face 80mph gales.
On Tuesday, an amber warning for rain in Northern Ireland was still in place – suggesting “persistent heavy” downpour could bring flooding and further disruption.
It was issued at 9pm on Monday and will remain until 9am today.
Kate Marks, flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, said: “Significant surface water flooding is possible but not expected in the South East of England today and minor river flooding impacts are probable.
“Further significant flooding impacts are possible from Wednesday through to Friday in response to rain from Storm Ciaran.
“We advise people to stay away from swollen rivers and urge people not to drive through flood water as just 30cm of flowing water is enough to move your car.”
Storm Ciaran is set to hit the UK on Thursday after temperatures drop this week.
“A deep area of low pressure” is seeing conditions dip to -4C in Scotland over Tuesday night with the south of England experiencing 4C.
It comes after a severe weather event was declared over the weekend as terrifying winds battered Littlehampton and Wick, West Sussex.
A tornado ripped through the area on Saturday night – tearing a roof off a home and causing damage to gardens.
One person in the property was taken to hospital for shock.
Thankfully, no one has been reported injured.
Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO) investigators were called to the seaside town on Sunday where it was categorised a T4 tornado.
A T4 has the strength to cause serious damage, uproot and snap trees, carry debris of up to 2km and even pick up cars.
On Sunday, a desperate sea search was launched for a man who was last seen diving into the choppy waters off a jetty at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, around 4pm.
It’s understood the man, who is still missing, was trying to rescue a woman and her dog.
And on Monday, a couple were spotted clinging onto dear life so they didn’t get swept out to sea.
The pair were knocked off their feet and dragged into the water in Staithes, North Yorks in terrifying scenes.
PAA person walks through flood water at Riverside Caravan Centre in Bognor Regis at the start of the week[/caption]
Eddie MitchellA house in Littlehampton, West Sussex, had its roof ripped off in a tornado over the weekend[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
