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Met Office issues severe weather warnings for parts of Britain Severe weather warnings issued for much of Britain, and 19 flood alerts
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A third of a month's rain could fall in just a few hours on Thursday as torrential downpours and thunderstorms hit parts of the UK. A third of a month's rain could fall in only a few hours on Thursday as torrential downpours and thunderstorms hit parts of the UK.
Severe weather warnings covering much of the country have been issued by meteorologists, while the Environment Agency has implemented 19 flood alerts.Severe weather warnings covering much of the country have been issued by meteorologists, while the Environment Agency has implemented 19 flood alerts.
The Met Office said areas in Scotland, northern England and southern parts of Britain could see "in excess of 30mm (1.2in) of rain in two or three hours". The Met Office said areas in Scotland, northern England and southern parts of Britain could see in excess of 30mm (1.2in) of rain in two or three hours.
The average rainfall for the UK for the whole of August is 89mm. The average rainfall in the UK for the whole of August is 89mm.
Yellow "be aware" warnings for rain have been issued for many regions covering most of Thursday.Yellow "be aware" warnings for rain have been issued for many regions covering most of Thursday.
The Met Office said on its website: "The public should be aware of the risk of localised surface-water flooding, with the added hazard of lightning in some areas."The Met Office said on its website: "The public should be aware of the risk of localised surface-water flooding, with the added hazard of lightning in some areas."
Met Office spokeswoman Nicola Maxey said the conditions are fairly typical for late summer, and the downpours are expected to have passed by Thursday night. Met Office spokeswoman Nicola Maxey said the conditions were fairly typical for late summer, and the downpours were expected to have passed by Thursday night.
"It is just some unstable air that is moving through, creating this rain. It will clear through by the end of the day.""It is just some unstable air that is moving through, creating this rain. It will clear through by the end of the day."
It comes after the tail-end of Hurricane Bertha caused the wettest 24-hour period of the year, at the weekend. The rain comes after the tail-end of Hurricane Bertha caused the wettest 24-hour period of the year, at the weekend.