Met Office issues more flood warnings as heavy rain continues causes major disruption

On Monday, July 24, several parts of the UK were put under red alerts and amber warnings for floods by the Environment Agency. In total, 5 red alerts and 13 amber warnings had been issued.

They mainly concern areas close to rivers where the banks could burst due to the heavy rain. As reported by Daily Mail, Merseyside, South Yorkshire and Tarleton were issued red alerts on July 24 and West Yorkshire, Leicester, East Anglia, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, the Black Country, South Staffordshire, and Cumbria were issued amber warnings.

According to the Met Office, this weather can continue until early August.

The UK faces more bad weather

As reported by The Independent, the Met Office has carried over flood alerts for some parts of England to today, Tuesday, July 25. The wind has eased up over the country but for some areas, heavy rain could still be an issue.

The Environment Agency has issued flood alerts for Newbury in the south, places near the rivers Alt and Douglous near Liverpool as well as the Upper River Ouse near Leeds.

For today, Tuesday, July 25, parts of the north and east regions can expect heavy and thundery downpours, predicts the Met Office. Moreover, these conditions are expected to last until the end of the week.

The Met Office has also predicted that this bad weather will go into the first week of August with the return of strong winds coming from the west.

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Bad weather has caused major disruption

Due to the major rain and floods, big sporting events like the Ashes and the Open were impacted as well as some music festivals.

On Sunday, July 23, the final day of the fourth test the Ashes in Manchester was delayed as the heavens opened. The Bluedot Festival at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire was unable to welcome ticket holders on Sunday.

The Sheffield festival Tramlines was forced to delay its opening as ‘essential work’ was needed, as reported by Sky News.

Sources used:

Daily Mail: ‘Britain's washout summer: Met Office issues flood alerts across the country with more torrential downpours this week and thunderstorms on the horizon - and forecasters warn rain could last until mid-August’

The Independent: ‘UK weather: Flood alerts for England as Met Office gives update on how long rain will last’

Sky News: ‘UK weather: 12 flood alerts issued as heavy rain continues in northern England and Wales’