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| Floods, thunderstorms and hail to batter UK after record heatwave | Floods, thunderstorms and hail to batter UK after record heatwave |
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| Weather warnings have been issued as thundery showers, torrential downpours and potential flash flooding look set to hit parts of Britain. | Weather warnings have been issued as thundery showers, torrential downpours and potential flash flooding look set to hit parts of Britain. |
| After three consecutive days of temperatures exceeding 30C (86F), something not witnessed since 1929, the heatwave will be replaced by rain for most. | After three consecutive days of temperatures exceeding 30C (86F), something not witnessed since 1929, the heatwave will be replaced by rain for most. |
| A Met Office spokesman said temperatures would tumble to their seasonal average, with weather warnings in place for late Thursday and Friday. | |
| “On Thursday, there’s potential for rain and thundery showers in southern England up to the Midlands,” Grahame Madge said. “This could lead to locally torrential downpours, with the risk of hail and frequent lightning. There could be 30 to 40 mm of rain in an hour and this could lead to the possibility of flash flooding.” | |
| The dramatic change in weather comes from a front in the Atlantic pushing across the UK and meeting the warm continental air enjoyed by many this week. Madge said this would create the conditions for intense rainfall and thunderstorms. | The dramatic change in weather comes from a front in the Atlantic pushing across the UK and meeting the warm continental air enjoyed by many this week. Madge said this would create the conditions for intense rainfall and thunderstorms. |
| The second rain warning issued for Friday covers most of England , except for parts of the north-west and the far south-west. | The second rain warning issued for Friday covers most of England , except for parts of the north-west and the far south-west. |
| Madge said within this area there could be isolated thunderstorms, adding: “Where these do develop they have the potential to be quite lively.” | Madge said within this area there could be isolated thunderstorms, adding: “Where these do develop they have the potential to be quite lively.” |
| The warning, which is in place until 6pm on Friday, also advises there will be a risk of heavy showers and up to 40 mm of rain in an hour. | |
| With the mercury rising to a record 34.4C in Gravesend, Kent, on Tuesday, Madge said it would feel fresher on Friday and into the weekend. | With the mercury rising to a record 34.4C in Gravesend, Kent, on Tuesday, Madge said it would feel fresher on Friday and into the weekend. |
| “We are expecting temperatures to come down, probably from the 30s down to low 20s, which is about what we would expect for the seasonal average,” he said. “The front that is moving through, there is high pressure behind it, so that should lead to nice conditions on Saturday for most of the country.” | “We are expecting temperatures to come down, probably from the 30s down to low 20s, which is about what we would expect for the seasonal average,” he said. “The front that is moving through, there is high pressure behind it, so that should lead to nice conditions on Saturday for most of the country.” |