Thunderstorm warnings have been in place for Scotland since 9am yesterday, and remain in place until the end of today amid an alert for up to 1.2in (30mm) of rain within an hour and 2in (50mm) in three to six hours.Ī warning for the whole of England and Wales then began at 10am this morning, with a risk of 'torrential downpours for some spots' that could cause traffic disruption, train delays, flooding and power cuts. By Wednesday, highs of just 72F (22C) will make conditions feel notably cooler. The mercury will begin to fall significantly from tomorrow when a maximum of 77F (25C) is forecast for the South East. Meanwhile the heatwave will conclude for England today with highs of up to 90F (32C) in the South East, which will be the eighth day in a row of temperatures hitting at least 86F (30C) somewhere in the UK. The alert - which was imposed without prior warning at 2pm and will run until 8pm - will affect families on summer holidays in the likes of Devon and Cornwall, while heavy rain has also been seen in the North and Scotland today. The national forecaster also warned of travel disruption for motorists and rail users as well as damage to buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds, adding that fast flowing or deep floodwater is 'likely, causing danger to life', some communities are 'likely to become cut off if roads flood' and power cuts are 'likely to occur'. Tregolls roundabout was also partially submerged as a result of the flash flooding in the area earlier today, with footage shared by a resident showing cars and a bus wading through the water slowly in their vehicles. Video from Truro in Cornwall showed roads turned into rivers following heavy rain while nearby Bodmin was pelted by hail 'the size of £1 coins'. The Met Office issued an amber thunderstorm alert for 'torrential downpours' in South West England for today and yellow alerts across the country from Tuesday until the end of Wednesday, with up to 2.8in (70mm) of rain set to downpour, as forecasters said 'flooding of homes and businesses is likely and could happen quickly'.īut despite the heavy downpours, experts have warned that it will take weeks of heavy downpours to help parts of the UK recover from the driest July on record, with weeks of sweltering temperatures causing a drought declared across more than half of England. Cornwall was hit by flash floods today as up to three inches of rain fell within hours as storms sent torrential downpours sweeping through the UK - while 24million people across the country face a hosepipe ban after a drought was announced last week.
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