STORM Alex is set to smash Britain this weekend bringing flash floods and 65mph gales from northern France. The UK will be hit with a 900-mile wide “Atlantic torment” from Thursday to Saturday as we move into a wet and windy October. There is a yellow weather warning in place this week, bringing intense wind and rain to parts of the UK. It comes as Storm Alex – named by the French meteorological service – moves across northern France and into the Channel, bringing potential flooding, large waves and delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport to southern England. On Friday, the southern coast of England has a yellow warning in place as wet and windy weather is expected to bring flooding and transport disruption. The Met Office said: “Rain and showers overnight Thursday into Friday will turn heavier and more persistent during Friday morning, along with a strengthening east to north easterly wind.”Some places could receive 40-50mm over the course of 12-18 hours, most likely in the south of this region, combined with gusts of 45-55mph inland during Friday morning rush hour. “Some coastal regions exposed to the south-east could experience gusts of 60-65mph.” Most of the UK… Read full this story
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