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Rain-soaked UK escapes flooding | |
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The UK has been hit by a band of heavy rain and some thunderstorms but has escaped serious flooding. | |
The north of England and Wales were soaked by a band of rain which moved across the regions throughout the day. | |
Parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and the south of England were also affected by thundery showers. | |
Early on Sunday the Met Office issued severe weather warnings for much of England and Wales and the Environment Agency issued three flood warnings. | |
BBC weather forecasters said the predicted rain had hit but had not caused major problems and added the warnings were unlikely to be renewed for Monday. | |
'Scattered showers' | |
The Press Association said Margate in Kent was hit by 15mm of rain in six hours this afternoon, while London and Odiham in Hampshire received 8mm in an hour. | |
In parts of Buckinghamshire, 9mm of rain fell between 1600 BST and 1500 BST. | |
East Anglia saw a rash of thunderstorms and heavy rain throughout the day. | |
BBC forecaster Jay Wynne said the main band of heavy rain would move on to sit over Scotland and Northern Ireland on Monday. | |
Most other areas should prepare for a dull, wet day with scattered showers. | |
Eastern England is likely to see the best weather with temperatures in London expected to reach 22C (72F). | |
In June, four people died in floods which inundated parts of the Midlands and Yorkshire, with more than 30,000 homes and 7,000 businesses affected. | In June, four people died in floods which inundated parts of the Midlands and Yorkshire, with more than 30,000 homes and 7,000 businesses affected. |
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