Yellow severe weather warnings have been issued across the four days for a vast swathe of the UK.
Storm Babet is set to batter the UK with "extremely" heavy rain and up to 70mph winds, with forecasters expecting it will cause flooding, power cuts and travel disruption.Yellow severe weather warnings have been issued across the four days for a vast swathe of the UK, covering much of Scotland, eastern Northern Ireland, the northeast of England, Yorkshire, the East Midlands and East Anglia.
Parts of England can expect more than 100mm of rainfall during the week with some isolated areas facing up to 150mm.“There’s some high totals which have the potential to disrupt travel plans… possibility of power cuts as well as the obvious risk of flooding. He added that further weather warnings are likely to be announced by the Met Office in the coming days.
“Impacts from surface water and rivers are likely, and with catchments saturated from recent heavy rain and flooding, we’re urging people to be prepared for potential flooding. There is also concern that surface water flooding may be exacerbated by debris blocking drainage, culverts, etc as a result of the high winds.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has urged the public to exercise “extreme caution,” particularly along exposed cliffs, seafronts and piers.
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