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| Gales and flash floods predicted | Gales and flash floods predicted |
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| The UK faces flash floods and travel chaos as heavy rain and gale-force winds start to take effect, the BBC weather service has warned. | The UK faces flash floods and travel chaos as heavy rain and gale-force winds start to take effect, the BBC weather service has warned. |
| The storms are expected to drive in from the west to southern England and Wales during Tuesday. | The storms are expected to drive in from the west to southern England and Wales during Tuesday. |
| Rain and gale-force winds are predicted to hit the rest of England, Northern Ireland and Scotland later on. | Rain and gale-force winds are predicted to hit the rest of England, Northern Ireland and Scotland later on. |
| Roads and train tracks, even in city centres, face the prospect of being swamped, the BBC said. | Roads and train tracks, even in city centres, face the prospect of being swamped, the BBC said. |
| Tomasz Schafernaker, a BBC weather forecaster, said that flash floods could be expected, even in London's underpasses, due to the volume of rain overwhelming drainage systems. | Tomasz Schafernaker, a BBC weather forecaster, said that flash floods could be expected, even in London's underpasses, due to the volume of rain overwhelming drainage systems. |
| Locations uncertainty | Locations uncertainty |
| The Met Office predicted about 25mm of rain would fall in some areas. | The Met Office predicted about 25mm of rain would fall in some areas. |
| But Mr Schafernaker said the exact location of potential floodings was hard to predict. | But Mr Schafernaker said the exact location of potential floodings was hard to predict. |
| "That's the million dollar question that we'd like to know in advance as well," he said. | "That's the million dollar question that we'd like to know in advance as well," he said. |
| The forecaster said the strongest winds were likely to hit Dover and the Dover Strait, where severe gale force levels are predicted. | |
| Floodings advice | Floodings advice |
| The Environment Agency has nine flood warnings in place and 61 flood watches. | The Environment Agency has nine flood warnings in place and 61 flood watches. |
| The agency said it expected the number of flood warnings to increase as the bad weather crosses Britain. | The agency said it expected the number of flood warnings to increase as the bad weather crosses Britain. |
| A spokeswoman said areas where warnings are in place should take action against potential flooding of homes and businesses. | A spokeswoman said areas where warnings are in place should take action against potential flooding of homes and businesses. |
| The agency advised people to continually check the flood information section of the Environment Agency website which is updated every 15 minutes. | The agency advised people to continually check the flood information section of the Environment Agency website which is updated every 15 minutes. |