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The UK is set to experience another rainy day on Sunday, with a yellow warning and more than 60 flood alerts in place. Brits have been warned that "fast-flowing" floods from Storm Alex's 900 mile-wide 'weather bomb' could cut off towns and threaten lives, so extra care is needed. The Met Office warned of 'up to seven inches' rain in the South West, four inches in the South East and two inches in the North. Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “Conditions are awful. Low pressure areas are feeding from Storm Alex. “There's little change into the week ahead with spells of wet and windy weather and a cool airstream.” Yellow rain warnings covering large parts of the country are in place over the weekend, with amber rain warnings in place in eastern Scotland, much of Wales and parts of west England. Ex-BBC and Met Office forecaster John Hammond of Weathertrending said: “Storm Alex has ushered in very wet spell, with a soggy outlook as areas of low pressure … [Read more...] about UK weather: Yellow warning and 60 flood alerts in place as heavy rain lashes UK

Heavy rainfall could bring flooding and travel disruption to parts of the UK over the weekend, the Met Office has warned. A number of heavy rain weather warnings have been issued for parts of England, Scotland and Wales from Friday until Sunday. Met Office senior meteorologist Marco Petagna said areas within an amber weather warning in south Wales could see twice the normal rainfall for February. With numerous weather warnings issued for heavy #rain over the coming days, here is a closer look at the rainfall forecast for today and Saturday #WeatherAware pic.twitter.com/70WTa6S7IN — Met Office (@metoffice) February 19, 2021 He added: "We are looking at one or two inches (25-50mm) of rain. Some areas where these warnings are in force we could see 100mm, that's four inches. "For the amber warning, potentially up to 200mm (8in), that's twice the normal February rainfall." Advertisement The amber weather warning is in force across parts of … [Read more...] about UK weather: Heavy rainfall set to bring flooding and disruption to parts of the UK

As many as 150 people are feared dead after a glacier crashed into a dam and caused devastating floods. The Himalayan glacier in the state of Uttarakhand, northern India broke and swept away a hydroelectric dam on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream. "The actual number has not been confirmed yet," Om Prakash, chief secretary of Uttarakhand state where the incident occurred, told Reuters. At this early stage, it's thought 100 to 150 people could have died. A witness reported a wall of dust, rock and water as an avalanche roared down the Dhauli Ganga river valley located more than 500 km (310 miles) north of New Delhi. "It came very fast, there was no time to alert anyone," Sanjay Singh Rana, who lives on the upper reaches of the river in Raini village in Uttarakhand, told Reuters. "I felt that even we would be swept away." Uttarakhand's Police Chief Ashok Kumar told reporters more than 50 people working at the dam, the Rishiganga … [Read more...] about Glacier bursts with 150 people feared dead after devastating floods smash through dam

Britain has been hit 82 flood warnings as treacherous icy conditions are expected tomorrow with a yellow weather warning in place as temperatures plunge to -15C tonight with eight inches of snow expected across highest areas. Temperatures are set to plummet to -6C overnight in England with the potential for the mercury to fall to between -10C and -15C in parts of Scotland. The Met Office have put a yellow weather warning in place across central England and Wales with icy stretches expected tonight and tomorrow morning. Meanwhile a startling 82 flood warnings are in place across England stretching from West Cornwall to the North East with immediate action required while 250 alerts are seen across the country where flooding is possible. Yellow snow and ice warnings have been issued across the Shetland Islands which may cause travel disruption. Britain has been hit 82 flood warnings as treacherous icy conditions are expected tomorrow with a yellow weather warning in place as … [Read more...] about It really is nice weather for ducks! Britain is hit by 82 flood warnings with minus 15C big freeze tonight and eight inches of snow and MORE rain on way

Homes have had to be evacuated and roads and railways left under water after torrential rain has brought flooding to parts of the UK. A number of flood warnings remain in place across Scotland, England and Wales after an onslaught of heavy rain on Saturday. In Wales, footage on social media showed a swollen river in Pontypridd after the deluge, while the River Towy in Carmarthen burst its banks completely. We are going to be in trouble again here in #Pontypridd if we have another deluge of rain. @NatResWales on the scene. #flooding #llifogydd pic.twitter.com/x3t8RcMnHj — Richard Martin (@mimosacymru) February 20, 2021 Malcolm Rees, 54, from Carmarthen said one of his sheds, which his family had used since the 1930s, had been submerged in water up to a metre deep, adding that the floodwaters had left a trail of silt, sediment and sludge behind. Mr Rees, a coracle boat maker, said the river had only come into his property once, in 1987, but over the last … [Read more...] about UK weather: Heavy rain batters parts of Britain bringing flooding and travel misery