UK weather: Thunderstorms could cause flash flooding
Thunderstorms are expected to sweep across the UK this weekend and it’s possible they could cause flash flooding, forecasters have warned.
It comes after NHS chiefs warned the hot weather had contributed to “one of the busiest days on record” in Accident and Emergency departments on Thursday. In Kent and Sussex, hosepipe bans have been introduced due to “record levels” of demand for drinking water.Met Office spokesperson, Grahame Madge, said: “There are risks of flash flooding associated with these forecast thunderstorms.“The impacts from this sudden release of precipitation can create local difficulties especially in urban areas as intense rainfall can lead flood waters to rise on roads, underpasses.
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