Southeast England is struck by floodwaters due to heavy rain caused by a storm weather, which forecasts indicate may continue throughout the rest of the week.
During this period, widespread disruption of travel and inundated establishments are possible, as warned by UK weather authorities.
UK Stormy Weather
Britons as of Sunday, November 6, were battling heavy downpours and flash floods that left some cars submerged and rail stations forced to shut down as the stormy weather batters Southeast England or the South East, according to the Daily Mail UK.
Both the UK's Met Office and Environment Agency issued alerts and warnings pertaining to the persistent torrential rain and flooding.
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Yellow Met Office Warning
The Met Office issued a yellow warning at 11 p.m. UTC time on Sunday which means that heavy showers are likely to cause further flooding in some places.
Based on the UK weather agency's website, the warning pertains to affected parts of Southeast England, particularly for the city of Brighton and its surrounding areas.
The agency added that the public should expect the following damage or disruption to be caused by the inclement weather in the coming hours:
- Floodwaters entering several homes and businesses are likely.
- Affected bus and train services could experience delayed journey times.
- Road flooding can also affect road traffic movement and journey times.
The yellow Met Office warning is only valid until 10:00 on Monday, November 7.
However, it could either be updated or extended depending on the weather conditions in England and other parts of the UK in the coming hours and days.
England Flooding Warnings and Alerts
The UK Government posted on its website the following flood advisories for England. Below is a list of five flood warnings in effect for the last 24 hours:
- Alfriston
- Barcombe Mills
- Hellingly and Horsebridge
- Mock Bridge
- Alverstone, Langbridge, Whitwell, and Wroxall on the Eastern Yar
The flood warnings mean that flooding is expected in the following locations.
Still, previous weather alerts not only in the UK but also in the US indicate that flood warnings, alerts, or watches can indicate an ongoing flooding.
Meanwhile, the UK government also posted 39 flood alerts, which means that flooding is possible in the following areas:
- Beaulieu estuary
- Chertsey Bourne
- Christchurch Harbour
- Climping Seafront
- Combe Haven
- Cranleigh Waters
- Cripsey Brook
- Cukcmere River
- Dorset coast in Poole Harbour
- Eastern Yar
- Humber estuary
- Isle of Wight coast
- Langstone to Emsworth Harbour
- Lower River Medway
- Mansbridge and Riverside Park
- Middle River Roding
- River Adur East Branch
- River Brent
- River Darent
- River Ingrebourne
- River Lox
- River Mole and tributaries
- Rivers Eden and Eden Brook
- River Teisa area
- River Uck
- Severn Estuary in Severn Beach
- Southampton Water and Hamble
- The Rivers Wid and Can
- Upper Aun
- Upper Ouse
- Upper River Colne and Radlett Brook
- Upper River Derwentm Derwent Water, and Stonethwaite Beck
- Upper River Medway
- Upper River Mole, Burstow Stream, Gatwick Stream, and Ifield brook
- Upper River way
- Upper Roding
- Western Rother
Other areas in Southeast England and its adjacent regions not mentioned in the flood advisories are still possible to experience floodwaters or flash flooding.
Communities near inland bodies of water like rivers, lakes, and streams are also susceptible to flooding.
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