Storm Bert brings 80% of month’s rain in 48 hours as disruption continues

Storm Bert has brought much than 80% of November’s mean monthly rainfall successful little than 48 hours arsenic it continues to origin disruption astir the country.

Strong winds person caused flights to beryllium cancelled and trees person fallen connected railway lines meaning lengthy delays.

Gusts of up to 70mph are forecast for Sunday and crosswinds of astir 40mph person caused cancellations to immoderate flights from Heathrow Airport connected Sunday morning.

The Met Office issued a 4th upwind informing for the UK connected Sunday morning, which covers cardinal and eastbound parts of England from 8am until 9pm.

Since the tempest began successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday, 149mm of rainfall has fallen successful Tyn-Y-Waun successful Mid Glamorgan successful Wales.

On average, the country sees 180mm of rainfall successful the full of November, Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said.

In England, 135.7mm of rainfall has been recorded from the opening of the tempest until 11am connected Sunday successful White Barrow successful Devon which is astir fractional of the full rainfall emblematic successful November.

Busy obstruction routes person besides been affected by the blustery weather. Great Western Railway services betwixt Plymouth and Penzance, Reading and Basingstoke and Exeter and Barnstaple person had lines blocked by fallen trees starring to cancellations and delays.

Southwestern Railway services into London Waterloo person been disrupted by a histrion blocking the railway betwixt Fleet and Farnborough successful Hampshire.

More than 250 flood alerts are successful spot for England, Wales and Scotland.

Severe flooding blocked railway lines betwixt Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury connected Sunday greeting but each lines person present reopened. Trains connected the way could inactive beryllium disrupted until good into the afternoon, National Rail said.

In Wales, homes and cars are underwater arsenic Storm Bert continues to instrumentality its destructive toll crossed the country.

Rising waters person been reported successful towns crossed Wales, including Pontypridd, Ebbw Vale and Aberdare, with landslides successful northbound Wales.

Bridges person been unopen and roads are closed owed to flooding and beardown winds and radical person been urged not to locomotion oregon thrust done floodwater.

The M48 Severn Bridge successful Gloucestershire is closed again connected Sunday due to the fact that of beardown winds and the A66 successful North Yorkshire and Cumbria is closed to high-sided and susceptible vehicles successful some directions betwixt the A1M and M6 due to the fact that of the gusty weather.

It comes aft arsenic overmuch arsenic 79.8mm of rainfall fell successful Capel Curig, northbound Wales, successful 24 hours connected Saturday and upwind gusts of up to 82mph were recorded successful the Welsh village.

The Met Office has warned of precise beardown winds connected Sunday which it says are apt to bring disruption to transport, and unsafe coastal and marine conditions.

Strong coastal gusts are forecast, and the nationalist upwind work has warned of a tiny accidental of injuries caused by ample waves and formation worldly being thrown connected to seafront and coastal roads.

Around 350,000 homes person mislaid powerfulness truthful acold arsenic gusts tore down powerfulness lines, though astir person been reconnected.

A spokesperson for the Energy Networks Association said connected Sunday: “Electricity web operators person restored powerfulness to 325,000 homes truthful acold aft Storm Bert damaged powerfulness infrastructure yesterday and today. The tempest is forecast to determination crossed England passim today, with upwind warnings and flood alerts remaining successful force.

“Around 25,000 customers are without powerfulness arsenic of 9am and much than 1,500 engineers and tract unit person been deployed to hole harm today. Hundreds of further unit are operating successful interaction centres and power rooms crossed the state to enactment customers.”

Sunday volition besides beryllium exceptionally mild for November, the Met Office said, with a precocious of 17.8C recorded successful Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, earlier 10am.

Three men died connected the roads during Storm Bert connected Saturday.

A antheral successful his 60s died aft a histrion fell connected a car connected the A34 adjacent Winchester connected Saturday morning, Hampshire Police said.

Officers are investigating whether the incidental was linked to the storm.

Two different fatal collisions happened portion the tempest took clasp successful England.

West Yorkshire Police said a 34-year-old antheral died successful a single-vehicle collision successful Shipley the aboriginal hours of Saturday.

It is unclear if the incidental was related to Storm Bert but it is understood the roadworthy was not affected by ice.

Meanwhile successful Northamptonshire, a antheral successful his 40s died successful a clang connected the A45 adjacent Flore.

Northamptonshire Police said the collision, astatine astir 8.20am connected Saturday, progressive a metallic Toyota Corolla and a acheronian grey Hyundai i30 Active.

It is not wide whether the incidental was linked to the storm.