Almost 90 flood warnings in place with more than 235 flood alerts issued
Almost 90 flood warnings are in place with more than 235 flood alerts stretching up through the country, after the south coast and the Channel Islands were battered with heavy rain and gusts of up to 160km/h on Thursday.
A spokesman said: “By working together in very challenging conditions, so far today network operators have reconnected 92 per cent of customers affected by storm-related power cuts. UK Floods minister Rebecca Pow said potential flooding risks remained across the UK with river levels still high, large waves at the coast and saturated ground.Schools in Guernsey and Alderney are opening as normal except for the College of Further Education, which has suffered significant water damage.
Damage to properties in Jersey meant some residents had to evacuate their homes and seek refuge in a hotel, with one woman saying hailstones “bigger than a golf ball” had broken her windows. The Met Office described the Channel Islands as having endured “supercell thunderstorms”, where locals faced frequent lightning, large hailstones and a possible hurricane.
Longer spells of rain will continue across the northeast of Scotland and parts of the Pennines later on Friday, but it will be a quieter picture further south compared with Thursday, Mr McGivern said.A Met Office yellow warning has been issued for southeast England, including Portsmouth and Brighton, for Saturday afternoon and evening, with heavy rain and gusty winds expected to cause travel disruption and possible flooding.
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