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STORMS BRING FLASH FLOODING AND TRAVEL DISRUPTION

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Watch: Cars in London push through thunderstorm flooding

By Oliver Slow & Andre Rhoden-Paul
BBC News


Thunderstorms have brought torrential downpours and flooding to parts of the UK
on Monday.

Cars could be seen ploughing through deep puddles after flash flooding in
north-west London.

Easyjet said some flights leaving Gatwick Airport had been disrupted after
thunderstorms "caused air traffic control delays".

Meanwhile, lightning delayed Manchester City's victory parade celebrating their
Treble win by 30 minutes.

Official weather warnings have now passed for Monday, but two storm warnings are
in place for Northern Ireland and Scotland on Tuesday.

The yellow warnings, which mean storms may bring some disruption, will cover
much of Northern Ireland, and a western area of Scotland from 12:00 BST to
21:00.


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BBC Weather meteorologist Stav Danaos said a number of thunderstorms in the
Midlands had brought intense downpours in places, with Woburn in Bedfordshire
catching 26.4mm in one hour on Monday afternoon.

Tuesday will be drier and more settled, with large amounts of sunshine, BBC
Weather said. There could be some isolated showers and cloud in the afternoon,
mainly in western areas. Later in the week, temperatures are expected to be less
humid.

It is hard to tie specific weather events to climate change, but we do know that
extreme weather is becoming more likely and more intense because of
human-induced climate change.

Drumnadrochit, on the western shore of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands, saw
32.4mm in one hour, followed by another 10.6mm in the following hour. Other
parts of Scotland had their hottest day of the year so far, with Threave in
Dumfries and Galloway reaching 30.1C.

There were around 7,500 lighting strikes recorded nationwide, with more
expected.

Despite the poor weather causing delays, thousands of Manchester City fans lined
streets in the city centre for the open-top parade celebrating the club's
Treble.



Many of the club's players - including star striker Erling Haaland - were
unfazed by the rain, taking their shirts off as they paraded their silverware
around the city.

Former City goalkeeper Shay Given told BBC Radio 5 Live he had experienced
"rain, hailstones and wind - four seasons in one hour".

Image source, Reuters
Image caption,
Thousands of Manchester City fans braved poor weather for the club's open-top
parade celebrating its Treble

Meanwhile, Luton and Dunstable Hospital in Bedfordshire asked people to only
attend its emergency department for life-threatening illness and injuries
because of "localised flooding". Heavy rain also caused flood-flashing in the
centre of Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Some flight cancellations were also reported at London Heathrow.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has also issued an amber alert for hot
weather until 09:00 BST on Tuesday in the West Midlands, East Midlands, east of
England, South East and South West.

It means high temperatures could affect all ages and impact the health service.



Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has also issued a high air pollution alert for
Tuesday, the second of the year, caused by high temperatures and pollution
travelling from Europe.

He urged people to avoid unnecessary car journeys, and instead to walk, cycle or
take public transport.


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