This week's heavy rains are set to continue.
Heavy rains are set to continue Parts of the UK have been warned of further flash flooding and even brief tornadoes as heavy downpours continued through the night. Motorists were left stranded on the M5 when the motorway became submerged in rainwater near Bristol, leaving commuters facing another day of travel misery. The Met Office has issued an amber warning for areas of the Midlands and the south of the country, which came into force at 6pm on Thursday and will last for 12 hours.
He said: ‘There will continue to be localised flooding. A lot of these areas have been hit by rain in the past few weeks which means the ground is already saturated. ‘The amber warning is in place until 6am and the wider yellow warning will be lifted at 9am. We’re expecting it to then ease up and become a bit drier. ‘But rivers often take time to respond so we’re expecting disruption to continue in central and southern parts throughout the morning.
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