Stormy Weather Disrupts Vehicles and Train Services in the Southeast UK

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

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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.