Amber warning as more heavy rain to hit flooded areas
Meteorologists predict that additional rainfall is expected in areas of England that are already experiencing flooding.
The Met Office has issued a warning that new heavy rain could lead to additional flooding in several areas of England that were already affected by heavy rainfall earlier this week.
A heightened amber alert has been announced for certain regions in the Midlands and central England, predicting additional flooding and travel challenges due to the possibility of receiving a month's worth of rainfall.
A new alert will be active from 6 PM on Thursday until 6 AM on Friday. Additionally, yellow rain warnings are still in effect for various areas in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Regions in central and southern England are still in the process of recovery following heavy rainfall over the weekend and Monday. The downpours resulted in flooded roads and fields, disrupted rail services, and overflowing rivers.
The amber alert pertains to a significant portion of the Midlands and central England.
The Environment Agency has issued 32 flood warnings and 80 less urgent flood alerts throughout England.
According to the Met Office, certain regions under the new amber warning might experience rainfall of 30-40mm within a span of three hours, with the possibility of accumulating 50-60mm or even more over approximately six hours.
Areas under the amber warning encompass Oxfordshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire, Gloucestershire, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire, and Worcestershire.
Matt Taylor, the main weather announcer at the BBC, mentioned that certain areas under the amber warning might receive nearly a month's rain in just one night. With the ground already soaked from the rainfall earlier this week, this could worsen the current flooding situation.
Further travel disruptions are expected, and river levels will keep increasing once the rain subsides.
Certain regions affected by the warning have already recorded a historic amount of rainfall for September this month. Specifically, areas in Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire have received more than three times their usual September rainfall.
Yellow rain alerts that are still active in other areas include:
While reduced rainfall is expected in regions with yellow warnings, there is still a risk of intense showers that could result in flooding and disruptions to transportation.
Rain is anticipated to let up later on Friday, and the weather looks to be drier for the weekend. However, meteorologists indicate that some light showers might still occur, although they won't be as heavy as those experienced earlier in the week.
Nonetheless, temperatures will drop for everyone, and BBC Weather is keeping an eye on the possibility of additional rain and windy conditions coming in later on Sunday and continuing into Monday.
On Tuesday evening, emergency responders saved 43 individuals from a vacation park in Northampton, where caravans were engulfed by water from a nearby river that had overflowed its banks.
According to the Met Office, regions such as Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, and Warwickshire were some of the most severely impacted on Monday.
Over the weekend and into Monday, certain areas received over a month's worth of rainfall in just a few hours.
AFC Wimbledon, the football team based in south London, announced that their playing field suffered "substantial damage" due to the River Wandle overflowing its banks.
