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| Wet weather warnings issued for northern England | Wet weather warnings issued for northern England |
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| Heavy rain warnings have been issued for much of northern England as wet weather causes woe for commuters. | Heavy rain warnings have been issued for much of northern England as wet weather causes woe for commuters. |
| The Met Office is predicting up to 20mm of rain an hour in the worst affected regions. | The Met Office is predicting up to 20mm of rain an hour in the worst affected regions. |
| Mancunian Way on the Manchester Inner Ring Road has been closed and Metrolink lines to East Didsbury and the airport suspended due to flooding at Firswood. | |
| Thunder warnings have been issued for south-east England. | Thunder warnings have been issued for south-east England. |
| Flood warnings are also in place in Newcastle-Under Lyme and Rochdale. | Flood warnings are also in place in Newcastle-Under Lyme and Rochdale. |
| Both swimming pools at Kidsgrove Sports Centre in Newcastle-Under-Lyme have closed due to heavy rain leaking into an electrical cupboard and the changing room lights. | |
| A spokeswoman for Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council said: "We are hoping the problem can be sorted out quickly so we can reopen and apologise to residents for the inconvenience and thank them for their patience." | |
| Also in Staffordshire, the A34 in Trent Vale is flooded, as is the A50 in Kidsgrove, after a stream broke its banks. | |
| And police are warning motorists to stay away from Trescott Ford near Wolverhampton after a car was almost fully submerged by flood water. | |
| Heavy rain could also affect a cliff at Mappleton in East Yorkshire, which is already at risk of collapse. | |
| On Thursday, a passenger plane from Guernsey was struck by lightning as it approached Gatwick. | |
| There have been a few flash floods around the Manchester area. | |
| Andy White, a product manager at Maginus Software Solutions based at Roundthorn Industrial Estate in Wythenshawe, managed to get some pictures of the troubles faced by staff. | |
| He said: "No lives lost, but we did have to roll up our trousers and wade across the car park to move our cars to dry land." | |
| The Environment Agency aimed to keep rivers clear of blockages to allow water to flow away rather than flood during the heavy rain which fell on Sussex on Thursday. | |
| Andy Gilham, flood and coastal risk manager, said: "Interestingly, our rain gauge in Newhaven yesterday caught about 74mm of rain in 12 hours. | |
| "I believe that is one of the highest figures across the country so I think that shows how intense the storm was." | |
| He said the agency "made sure pumping stations and other structures were working clearly". | |
| "Whilst river levels were really high we didn't see any flooding directly from rivers," he said. | |
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| Are you in the areas affected by floods? Has your travel been disrupted because of the weather? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. | Are you in the areas affected by floods? Has your travel been disrupted because of the weather? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. |
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