WEATHER WARNING: Flood alert as two weeks of rain set to fall in 24 hours
STORM-battered Britain is on flood alert today with torrential downpours threatening to dump half a month’s rain in 24 hours.
SEVERE RAIN and FLOOD warnings across Britain
As large areas of the country cleared up the mess left by Storm Angus yesterday experts warned that more bad weather was on the way.
There were heavy showers last night with coastal gales and hill snow forecast through the next 24 hours.
Government forecasters have issued severe weather warnings for today.
The UK could see two week's worth of rain in just one day
A Yellow warning is in place across the South and the Northeast while the South-west is covered by a more severe Amber alert.
The Met Office warns of 50mph gales along coasts with extreme conditions threatening floods and travel chaos.
Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: “The bad weather will move northwards bringing gales, heavy rain and snow over mountains."
Ferries between Calais and Dover were cancelled or delayed
Angus became the first storm of the winter to be named as it unleashed 100mph winds.
The bad weather will move northwards bringing gales
Gusts of 97mph were recorded in the English Channel yesterday morning.
Ferries between Dover and Calais were cancelled or delayed and railway services were disrupted across the South.
Torrential downpours dumped 2in on Exeter airport – nearly half the 5in monthly average with an inch and a half falling in an hour.
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Heavy snow in the Pennines made road travel very dangerous
A 50-minute deluge led to floods several feet deep forcing the evacuation of Mole Chalet Park in South Molton, Devon.
The nearby River Mole burst its banks. Almost 2,000 homes across the South-west were left without power.
The Environment Agency issued 58 flood alerts yesterday and nine more serious warnings.
Heavy snow made driving conditions treacherous on Saddleworth Moor in the Pennines.