Second weather alert in 24 hours issued for large swathes of Britain

UK weather: Showery Saturday

An ‘act now’ red flood warning was in place as the Met Office issued its second weather alert in 24 hours for north west England.

The Met Office’s ‘yellow’ warning for rain, which remains in place until 9am on Sunday morning (August 27), covers Liverpool, the rest of Merseyside and parts of Chesire. And the Environment Agency (EA) has issued a ‘red’ flood warning for the Maghull area of Merseyside.

The EA warning, for properties on Sefton Lane near to Dovers Bridge, was issued before the latest Met Office alert. The EA says: “Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding.

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“Please take action to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water. Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have.

“Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.”

The Met Office warning reads: “Following heavy showers on Friday night that produced 30-50 mm of rain in places, further heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to affect a similar area on Saturday night and early Sunday morning.

“Whilst not all locations will see heavy rainfall, some places may see 25-35 mm of rain in 3-6 hours overnight. Showers will ease through Sunday morning and become largely dry.” 

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The Met Office warns that there is “a good chance” that driving conditions will be affected by spray and standing water, leading to longer journey times by car and bus. The forecaster also warns that delays to train services are possible – and some flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible, leading to some damage to buildings or structures.

The warnings come after a huge waterspout, which is a type of tornado, was spotted along the British coast. The large twister was seen over the sea near Bembridge on the Isle of Wight at around 10:20am today (August 26). It emerged from a rapidly developing thunderstorm that swept through the region.

Nine hours of thunder and lightning were forecast to batter parts of Britain today. The east coast in particular was under threat, with a yellow weather warning in place from Skegness in Lincolnshire all the way up to Dunbar in Scotland.

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