Entire high street in Dunstable underwater after huge deluge of rain sparks flooding

This video shows a tornado in Luton on Sunday afternoon, according to a tweet posted to Met4Cast's X account.

The footage shows spiralling winds over houses and trees. It was also reposted by British Weather Services founder JimDale.

The Met Office is warning of more rain to come as Britons gear up for the start of the working week.

Chief Meteorologist, Frank Saunders, said: "Following on from the heavy rain that some of us have seen on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the new working week begins with rain across a large swathe of England and Wales.

"The area with the higher likelihood of impactful rain is now covered by an amber warning, stretching from Gloucester across the Midlands to the Wash and the Humber.

"It’s likely some parts of this area will be worse affected than others – it all depends on where, and if, the weather system responsible for the heavy rain stalls and pivots.

"However, within this warning period - which encompasses two rush hours – some localities will probably see between 50 and 80 mm of rain, while there’s the possibility that a few could experience in excess of 100mm of rain. Where this happens, this brings the potential for travel disruption and localised flooding."

Sixty-eight flood alerts, which mean flooding is possible, have also been issued by the Environment Agency.

These are: Bottle Brook in Derbyshire, Bourne Brook (Tamworth), Burton Trent, Loughborough urban watercourses and local tributaries to the River Soar, Lower Derwent in Derbyshire, Lower Dove, Lower Dove Brooks and Egginton Brook in Derbyshire and Lower Dove Brooks in Staffordshire.

Others are: Lower Lee tributaries, Lower River Soar in Leicestershire, Lower Tame, Mersey Estuary at Warrington, Middle Avon Rugby to Bidford, Middle Tame, River Amber in Derbyshire, River Anker and River Sence, River Arrow and River Alne, River Blithe and River Swarbourn, River Blythe in Warwickshire, River Churnet and River Tean.

Also listed are: River Cole, River Ecclesbourne in Derbyshire, River Erewash in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, River Erewash Tributaries in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, River Frome in Herefordshire, River Hamps and River Manifold, River Ivel in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire, River Leadon catchment, River Leam and River Itchen.

Flood alerts also affect: River Lee at Luton, Harpenden and Wheathampstead, River Leen, Day Brook and Tottle Brook in Nottinghamshire, River Maun in Nottinghamshire, River Mease, River Pinn and Woodridings Stream, River Rea, River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal, Rivers Beam and Rom.

Included as well are: River Sence in Leicestershire, River Sow and River Penk, River Sowe, River Sherbourne, Canley Brook and Finham Brook, River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire, River Stour in South Warwickshire, River Trent in Derbyshire, River Trent Tributaries in Nottinghamshire and River Ver in Hertfordshire.

River Wreake in Leicestershire, River Wye in Derbyshire, Rothley Brook, Quorn Brook and Sileby Brook in Leicestershire, Rugeley Trent, Silk Stream and the Deans, Edgware, Dollis, Mutton and Wealdstone Brooks, Stoke Trent, Stone Trent, Tern and Perry catchments and Tidal River Crane.

Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir, tributaries in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury, tributaries in Gloucester, tributaries in Leicester City, tributaries in North Derbyshire, tributaries in South Derbyshire, Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook, Upper Dove, Upper River Colne and Radlett Brook, Upper Soar catchment, Upper Tame, Upper Tame at Sandwell Valley, Upper Teme and Yeading Brooks in the London Boroughs of Harrow and Hillingdon

The Environment Agency has issued four flood warnings so far today, meaning flooding is expected.

These are for the River Anker at Mancetter, Witherley and Atherstone; the River Ivel at Langford; the Lee at Luton and Saredon Brook at Wedges Mills, Cannock.

A weather warning for rain is in force and lasts all day Sunday. It applies to Wales, central and southern England.

A further two rain warnings - one yellow and one amber - come into effect on Monday.

The yellow warning lasts all day and covers areas further east and north while the amber warning between 5am and 9pm focuses on areas of Birmingham, Peterborough, Stoke-on-Trent and Hull.

Another unverified video posted on X appears to show motorists navigating floodwater in Dunstable.

The footage was shared on the platform by X user @Rudd1979 with the comment, "Dunstable high street".

Streets are under water in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, according to the BBC.

Besides Dunstable, flooding has hit part of Hitchin with shops and vehicles said to be partially submerged.

Central Bedfordshire Council said Flitwick, Dunstable, Cranfield and Marston Moretaine have seen flooding after storms in the county.

A second unverified video posted by the same X user shows vehicles in deep water near a McDonald's and a fire engine nearby.

Bedfordshire Police posted on X earlier to warn that Dunstable High Street South is closed because of "substantial flooding".

The force said people should avoid the area and take alternative routes.

Here is an unverified video which was uploaded to X earlier today, showing some of the extent of the flooding in Dunstable.

Hello and welcome to our live blog where the Express will bring you the latest on the flooding in Dunstable and elsewhere as parts of the UK are lashed by heavy rain.