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Yesterday we released a post discussing the Met Office weather warnings in force for the coming week. They have released warnings for heavy rain for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with parts of the Midlands and Northern England expected to see the most rain. If you would like more information on the Met warnings, visit…

It’s not often that the met office issue weather warnings in Summer for 4 consecutive days, from Monday to Thursday, so you know something significant is afoot. The weather warnings are all for heavy rain, with the risk of flooding. Thankfully the warnings are only yellow – the met office’s “be aware” severity in their…

A man, 36, from Berkshire was eating his Breakfast this morning when he accidentally tipped over a mug of tea, which happened to be £1 Sports Direct mug. “I couldn’t believe how much tea there was” he said… “It quickly flooded the house and started flowing down the street, flooding the entire road”. To make…

Low pressure is the reason behind all this, and with just that in the forecast this coming week, concerns are drifting towards the risk of flooding. The following chart below shows how much rain (in millimeters) is forecast to fall between now, and next Thursday. The deeper oranges highlight totals of 75mm or more, that’s…

Residents of the United Kingdom and Ireland know all too well just how topsy turvey the weather here can be, and this is a prime example of that. Pictured: flooding this week in parts of the UK, more could occur in the coming week. Credit: Mike Lewis. We all know just how hot Summer 2018…

Introduction  Photo: USA today A groundbreaking tornado season, and flooding on a biblical proportion across the Mississippi river basin and the mid west, has taken it’s toll on the continental United States. Many states have seen their rainfall records broken and crop yields have hit all time lows, staggering lows, in many areas. The impulse…