UK weather news: Warning extended until Saturday as heavy rain to batter Britain
Met Office warns flooding is possible as more travel disruption likely
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The Met Office has extended a yellow weather warning for rain until Saturday as further downpours are expected across eastern Scotland.
The heavy rain falling on ground already saturated from Storm Babet’s impact last week may cause flooding and travel disruption, the weather service said.
At least 20 to 30 mm of rainfall will accumulate from Thursday to Saturday, with 50 to 70 mm likely to fall over higher ground and “a lower probability of 80-100 mm in a few locations”.
There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.
It comes after an amber alert was issued for London and South East England today following torrential rain overnight and into the morning.
The amber alert was issued from 6.13am to 8am on Wednesday for parts of Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton.
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More rain is forecast for northern parts of the UK today.
The Met Office has shared a handy video advising how to drive safely through heavy showers.
Storm Babet victims can apply for £500 cash grants, Government says
People affected by flooding from Storm Babet could be eligible for a £500 cash grant, council tax relief or funding towards repairs and flood protection, the Government has said.
The extreme weather has left hundreds of people homeless while at least seven people are believed to have been killed.
Communities Secretary Michael Gove and Environment Secretary Therese Coffey said the money will be available to people who have experienced “exceptional localised flooding”.
Storm Babet victims can apply for £500 cash grants, Government says
Hundreds of people have been left homeless by the storm.
Cloud and rain hangs above for Wednesday lunchtime
Yellow weather warning extended until Saturday
The Met Office has extended a yellow weather warning for rain until Saturday as further downpours are expected across eastern Scotland.
Environment secretary Therese Coffey blames wrong kind of rain for Storm Babet floods
The environment secretary has suggested the damage done by Storm Babet was harder to predict because rain came in from the east.
Therese Coffey told MPs a “rapid review” would be conducted after highlighting that some flood-hit communities felt they could have been given more pumps to stop them from becoming submerged.
At least seven people are thought to have died in the “unprecedented” weather event, while hundreds were forced to flee their homes in Scotland and northeast England. The storm brought a rare red weather warning to the North with torrential downpours battering the country for days.
Environment secretary Therese Coffey blames wrong kind of rain for Storm Babet floods
She told MPs ‘this was rain coming from the other way and we don’t have quite as much experience on that’
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Mapped: Flood warnings in England
The Environment Agency has issued 59 flood warnings, where flooding is expected, and 85 flood alerts, where flooding is possible, across England.
Met Office extends amber warning
The Met Office has extended the amber warning until 10am as heavy downpours sweep across the south coast of England.
Fog warning to cause morning travel disruption
Areas of fog are expected to continue to develop this morning becoming dense with visibility falling to below 100 m in places, the Met Office said.
This will lead to difficult driving conditions, slower journey times and some disruption. The fog will slowly clear after sunrise but may take until late morning to do so in a few locations.
Here are the places affected:
- Derby
- Derbyshire
- Leicester
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- Rutland
- Bedford
- Cambridgeshire
- Norfolk
- Peterborough
- Suffolk
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Greater Manchester
- Halton
- Lancashire
- Merseyside
- Warrington
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Powys
- Wrexham
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Telford and Wrekin
- Warwickshire
- West Midlands Conurbation
- Worcestershire
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Kingston upon Hull
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Lincolnshire
- North Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- York
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