Met Office issued a 'danger to life' amber warning for parts of North Wales and North West England, including Liverpool and Manchester, for 24 hours from noon today - saying flooding, power cuts and disruption are likely amid heavy downpours.
The Met Office has issued a rare amber warning for floods and heavy rain across northern England and Wales with an urgent 'danger to life' alert in effect in areas including Manchester and Liverpool .
'We ask the public to avoid the area to allow our teams to work efficiently and to respect the privacy of those affected. The Met Office said the area had seen almost a month's worth of rain in the past day, with 41.6mm of rain recorded over the last 24 hours in Loftus, a town 20 miles away. An amber warning for rain has been in place across parts of North Wales and north-west England, including Manchester and Liverpool, since midday on Wednesday.
He added that the forecast for the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend was looking"uncertain" but the weather seemed to be"getting better". 'But there is a lot of rain still to come in the next 12 to 24 hours, particularly in north Wales and north-west England.Travel disruption and flooding is possible in places on Thursday morning, especially across north Wales and northwest England ⚠️Drier in southern Britain with sunny spells developing in places🌤️ pic.twitter.com/NUlAqWlLXP
Another yellow rain warning came into place at noon on Wednesday for Scotland, covering the south and east of the country, which runs until 6pm Thursday . Some parts of Scotland could see about a month's worth of rainfall in just 12 hours. 'But there is a lot of rain still to come in the next 12 to 24 hours, particularly in north Wales and north-west England. There could be some flooding in north Wales until midday on Thursday.'
This saw trains run at a reduced speed – with services on Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, London Northwestern and West Midlands Railway all affected. 'There is some uncertainty as to exactly where we are going to see the heaviest rain and where is most likely to be impacted.'
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