South West England Update

Met Office sent this bulletin at 31-05-2018 10:50 AM BST
 
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Amber warning for South West England
Rain
Between 16:00 Thu 31 May and 06:00 Fri 1 Jun

Headline

Severe thunderstorms likely to produce torrential downpours, flooding in some places and frequent lightning.

What to expect

  • Flooding of homes and businesses is likely and could happen quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds.
  • Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, delays and some cancellations to train, bus and air services are likely.
  • Spray and sudden flooding probably leading to difficult driving conditions and some road closures and some communities likely to become cut off if roads flood.
  • Power cuts likely to occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost.

What should I do?

Issued: Thu 31 May 10:47

Further details

Early afternoon thunderstorms are expected to become slow-moving and merge together to produce some larger and more persistent areas of thunderstorms. This will lead to torrential rain with 30-40 mm of rain possible in an hour and a good chance of as much as 60-80 mm rain in 2-3 hours in some places. As well as this, frequent lightning and large hail are possible.

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Regions and local authorities affected

London & South East England

  • Hampshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • West Berkshire

South West England

  • Bath and North East Somerset
  • Bournemouth
  • Bristol
  • Devon
  • Dorset
  • Gloucestershire
  • North Somerset
  • Poole
  • Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire
  • Swindon
  • Wiltshire

Wales

  • Blaenau Gwent
  • Bridgend
  • Caerphilly
  • Cardiff
  • Carmarthenshire
  • Ceredigion
  • Merthyr Tydfil
  • Monmouthshire
  • Neath Port Talbot
  • Newport
  • Pembrokeshire
  • Powys
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf
  • Swansea
  • Torfaen
  • Vale of Glamorgan

West Midlands

  • Herefordshire
  • Worcestershire