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Met Office issues “severe” warning as Storm Miguel batters Britain with rain and thunderstorms

It will mainly affect southern parts of the country

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning as Storm Miguel continues to batter Britain.

A “severe” yellow warning is in place across southern parts of the UK today as forecasters warn thunderstorms and heavy rain could cause some roads and homes to be flooded.

London, Cardiff, Bath, Oxford and Portsmouth are expected to be hit by the heaviest downpours.

Read more: Met Office warns Storm Miguel is bringing hail, thunder and gales

Southern areas and parts of South Wales could see 20mm of rain fall in just one hour.

Forecasters have warned that homes and businesses could be flooded and the unsettled weather could also delay bus and train services.

According to the Met Office, rain will push northwards through the day on Friday and will affect most areas after midday.

It’s been said that thundery showers could follow the rain.

A warning is in place across southern parts of the country (Credit: Met Office)

According to the Met Office, the unsettled weather could cause “some flooding of a few homes and businesses” which could lead to “some damage to buildings or structures”.

It will also cause some “interruption to power supplies” and make journey times longer.

Met Office forecaster Richard Miles told The Sun Online: “It’s looking quite unsettled for the next few days and over the weekend. There is a possibility of thundery showers and hail over the southern parts, south and south east England.

“Everywhere will have the chance of showers and more persistent rain, moving north overnight tonight. A lot of that will be quite heavy in places.

“On Saturday it’ll be pretty windy, you might see gale force gusts on the south coast but inland much weaker winds. It’s feeling cooler than average, particularly in the north where the rain is persisting.”

Southern countries and parts of South Wales could see 20mm of rain fall in just one hour (Credit: Pexels)

Read more: Met Office warns thunderstorms and strong winds to hit Britain this week after ‘mini-heatwave’

Storm Miguel is a low pressure system named by the Spanish Met service.

Forecasters have also warned of gale force winds and frost as the remnants of Storm Miguel sweep in from Spain on Saturday.

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Rebecca Carter
Associate Editor (News)