Batten down the hatches people, because there’s a big storm comin’.
The Met Office has issued weather warnings across parts of the UK as certain locations are to be hit by Hurricane Erin as it comes in from across the Atlantic.
The remnants of the tropical storm is expected to hit the southeast of England, causing heavy downpours in Portsmouth, Brighton, Canterbury and London. Much of Kent, Sussex and Greater London have been slapped with a yellow weather warning from the Met Office, meaning heavy rain, the potential for flooding and possible disruption to public transport and power cuts. The yellow warning has been in place since Thursday at 10pm and will remain until midday today (Friday, August 29).
Warnings have been in place across the UK since Thursday morning, with the worst downpours hitting Wales, with Bridgend, Powys, Swansea and Neath all affected. Brits have been warned to brace for flooding in some areas and potential power cuts after torrential rain pelted the country for 14 hours.
If you’ve got outdoors plans this weekend, you might want to rethink, as the Met Office has warned the ‘unseasonal’ rain is going to continue throughout Saturday and Sunday.
‘Heavy showers, perhaps merging into longer spells of heavy rain at times, will continue to push from west to east through Friday morning,’ the Met Office website said.
‘Whilst not everywhere will see the heavy showers or rain, where they do occur 10-20 mm of rain in less than an hour is possible. 50-70 mm of rain is possible in a few hours where heavy showers become more prolonged, this most likely near coasts. Some flooding in these wetter areas is possible. A few showers could be accompanied by the odd rumble of thunder, again this more likely near to coasts.’
The Met Office recommends keeping an eye on its website for changes to the weather warnings.
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