August 17th, 2022

Yellow Hazard warning today from WSCC Resilience and Emergencies Team

The Met Office has issued an Amber Warning for Thunderstorms Between 11:00 Wed 17 Aug 2022 and 22:00 Wed 17 Aug 2022
Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to break out today leading to some flooding and disruption. Some places will miss these, but where they do occur, 30 to 50 mm of rain could fall in less than an hour and a few places may see in excess of 100 mm in a few hours where storms are slow moving. Lightning and hail will be additional hazards.

View the full warning at the Met Office Severe Weather Warning page.

What to expect

•Flooding of homes and businesses is likely and could happen quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds

•Fast flowing or deep floodwater is likely, causing danger to life

•Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, delays and some cancellations to train and bus services are likely

•Spray and sudden flooding probably leading to difficult driving conditions and some road closures

•Some communities likely to become cut off if roads flood

•Power cuts likely to occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost
For more information

•WSCC Dealing with extreme weather 

•WSCC Preparing for emergencies 

•Follow us on Twitter for regular updates @WSCCNews and @WSCCResilience 

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