STORM Conall is set to bring 2 weeks of rain in 24 hours with further flooding expected and a Met Office yellow warning.
Britons should brace themselves for expected rainfall tonight which could lead to travel and infrastructure disruption, days after Storm Bert wreaked havoc.
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Flooding in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire where the River Avon burst its banks after heavy rain from Storm BertCredit: ANDREW LLOYD
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Flooding in the village of Naburn near York this morningCredit: LNP
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Worcester Racecourse remains flooded after River Severn overflows following Storm BertCredit: LNP
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Worcestershire County Cricket Club turned into a lake after stormCredit: LNP
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Storm Conall will bring 2 weeks of rain in 24 hours tonightCredits: MET Office
The meteorological service has warned that up to 40 mm of rain is expected in some parts of the country.
Travelers are urged to plan ahead as travel is likely to be affected given the recent rainy weather.
An area of low pressure is expected to reach parts of southern England tonight, with 15-20mm of rain likely to fall in most of the warning area.
The Met Office said “this area of low pressure is bringing rain to southern Britain tonight, deepening further after crossing the UK and bringing strong winds across the Netherlands later on Wednesday and into Thursday.”
The average rainfall for the whole of November for the UK is 123.3mm.
In Kent, weather observers record an average of 82.6 mm in November, and 107.2 mm on the Isle of Wight.
The storm was named by the Netherlands Meteorological Service (KNMI), which together with the UK Met Office and Met Eireann in Ireland names storms to help communicate bad weather.
The storm list – first launched in 2015 – for each year generally runs from the beginning of September to the end of August of the following year, which coincides with the beginning of autumn.
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Storm Conall is expected to hit the south of the UKCredit: MET Office
More than 90 flood warnings and more than 120 flood warnings were still in place in the UK on Tuesday night.
The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning for southern England, including Kent, Sussex and the Isle of Wight and a small area around Plymouth in Devon from 10pm on Tuesday until midday on Wednesday.
Devastated families fear their homes will not be saved in time for Christmas after Environment Secretary Steve Reed admitted Britain’s flood defenses are in the “worst state on record”.
A severe flood warning, meaning there is a risk to life, has been issued for the Billing Aquadrome tourist park and surrounding parks next to the River Nene in Northampton.
A flood warning has been reissued “due to deep and fast-moving water” remaining in the park.
Officials said this would “continue to be extremely dangerous” throughout the night.
Yesterday, people waded through deep water to escape the flood, holding bags containing their belongings.
Stan Brown, 67, who has lived at the Billing Aquadrome park for 25 years, said he had “had enough” and felt he had no choice but to move away.
He said: “I have to go somewhere else, but I’m one of the few. Other people have spent their life savings to buy a flat there and now they have nowhere else to go.”
Communities in England and Wales have now begun a “massive clean-up” after torrential rain and widespread flooding caused by Storm Bert over the past few days.
Homeowners in Didcot, Oxfordshire, were left horrified by “sewage spilling onto the streets” after the Storm.
Mr Reed also warned that more flooding was likely this week, but that it should be less severe than seen so far.
Sutherland Beck in Didcot’s Ladygrove estate was badly flooded as householders were unable to get to work.
People living in the area said the impact of dirty waste on the streets has a “huge impact” on their well-being.
Meanwhile, fire crews rescued five people and two dogs after they became trapped in a pub after the River Avon burst its banks following heavy rain.
Bath and Kingswood fire station manager Darren Staples said the water level in the pub had “risen just below ceiling height”.
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Cwmtillery, a former mining community in South Wales, suffered an apparent landslide during Sunday’s storm and many people were asked to leave their homes overnight after mud and water came right under their windows.
Luc Robertson, who lives in Woodland Terrace in the village, said: “We didn’t expect it, we didn’t prepare for it or anything, but obviously we’re just glad nobody got hurt.”
“All the debris, that’s what caused the carnage, it’s going to be a big cleanup,” she added.
Rob Scholes, 75, who returned to check the damage to his house on Monday after being evicted, said: “My neighbor called and said ‘don’t open the front door’, so I didn’t and we just looked to get upstairs.
“To be honest, I really don’t think we’ll clear this up by Christmas,” he added.
Welsh Water has issued a “boil water” notice for customers in 10 areas in South Wales, advising that their tap water could be contaminated due to flooding.
A major incident was declared in the Rhondda Cynon Taf region on Sunday after between 200 and 300 properties were affected by flooding.
In a statement on Monday, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said it had issued flood warnings ahead of the downpour, but that there was “no silver bullet” for flood risk management, following criticism of the warnings by local council leaders.
The Secretary for the Environment said that the Government is allocating more money this winter for a faster upgrade of flood defences.
He said: “This Government inherited from the previous one the flood defense which is in the worst condition in history.
“We have now budgeted £2.4 billion to upgrade our flood defences, better maintain the ones we already have, build new flood defenses to protect people.”
Mr Reed added that the Government “will be ready to offer all the further support we can” for those worst affected in Wales.
He later told the Commons: “Further flooding is unfortunately likely over the next few days as water levels rise in slower-flowing rivers such as the Severn and Ouse.
“The Environment Agency predicts that any impacts should be less severe than we have seen in recent days.”
Five men died over the weekend as a result of adverse weather conditions.
A man in his 80s died after his car went into water near a pier in Colne, Lancashire, on Saturday, while a body was found in the search for Brian Perry, 75, who went missing while walking his dog near the Afon Conwy in North Wales on the same day.
Fire crews rescued 57 children and one adult from a school bus after it became stranded in floodwater at Eckington Bridge in Worcestershire on Monday, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said.
Louise Preston, 20, who co-owns pottery shop Pitter Potter in the town, said it was “touching” to see “community spirit” in the clean-up effort.
She said the business had lost a window, adding: “The police have failed us, the firemen were brilliant yesterday, Tesco was giving people free cleaning materials.
“Cafes, which were suffering themselves, gave everyone free teas and coffees.”
Around 350,000 homes in England were left without power during the storm, although most have since been reconnected.
In some areas, more than 130 mm of rain fell in 24 hours on Sunday.
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Streets in Bradford-on-Avon were completely submerged Credit: ANDREW LLOYD
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A man braved the water in the center of Chippenham, Wiltshire Credit: ANDREW LLOYD
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People clean up after flooding in Tenbury Wells Credit: SWNS
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A man in a tractor battled flooding as he drove along Tenbury Wells High StreetCredit: SWNS
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A high street was severely flooded in Tenby, Wales Credit: Jam Press/Darren Thompson
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A family stands in floodwater at the Bridge Center roundabout in Chippenham, WiltshireCredit: Alamy
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Flooded caravans at Billing Aquadrome Holiday Park near Northampton, NorthamptonshireCredit: PA
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