US Politics | UK weather: 86 flood warnings and alerts after ‘squall line’ battered Britain with MORE rain today
BRITAIN is set to be battered with more rain today with forecasters warning a "squall line" is whipping across the UK. The "narrow but intensive line of rain" is causing chaos up and down the country \- with 86 flood warnings and alerts in place. 
jon santa cruzA driver hangs his arm into the water as he drives through Lullington Road to the village of Alfriston, East Sussex '/ ' 
PAMore rain is set to batter Britain today '/ ' 
jon santa cruzThere are 86 flood warnings and alerts in place across the UK '/ ' Brits should brace for more wet and windy conditions which are expected to cause widespread disruption according to the Met Office. Forecaster Alex Deacon said: "We had some very lively weather last night. ...We call this a squall line \- A very active weather front. "It's a narrow but intensive line of rain that's making its way in from the west. "It's not just the heavy rain \- as it moves winds will be whipping up." In England alone there are 57 flood alerts and eight flood warnings in place this morning. Things are expected to improve this afternoon \- but the Environment Agency are still warning that local flooding from rivers and surface water and local coastal flooding is still possible. They say land, roads and some properties could flood and there could be travel disruption. Most read in News MARCO'S MODUS OPERANDI Inside Marco Rubio's quest to expose the truth about UFOs CHAOTIC LIVING Shocking pics of home of 'most famous inbred family' who 'speak in grunts' PARANORMAL RANGERS Bizarre pics reveal clues into string of Bigfoot & UFO sightings SUIT SETTLED Trevor Noah settles lawsuit after 'surgery left him with permanent injury' STILL SEARCHING Missing Dylan Rounds' body may be hidden in unmarked mineshaft COLD CASE KILLER Suspect arrested in Mexico after couple & son, 3, stabbed to death in bed Wednesday will be a more settled picture for most of the UK, with lower wind speeds and fewer showers for most. There will be plenty of sunshine in the east, while the west could see light showers. There will be rain for north-western areas on Thursday and Friday, drier further south and east; becoming very mild and windy. Despite the torrential downpours, many will see variable cloud and even some sunny spells near the end of the week. The Met Office predicts that a northwest-southeast split is likely to develop into the weekend, bringing unsettled conditions to the northwest and more mild and clear weather in southern regions.
jon santa cruzA driver hangs his arm into the water as he drives through Lullington Road to the village of Alfriston, East Sussex '/ ' PAMore rain is set to batter Britain today '/ ' jon santa cruzThere are 86 flood warnings and alerts in place across the UK '/ ' Brits should brace for more wet and windy conditions which are expected to cause widespread disruption according to the Met Office. Forecaster Alex Deacon said: "We had some very lively weather last night. ...We call this a squall line \- A very active weather front. "It's a narrow but intensive line of rain that's making its way in from the west. "It's not just the heavy rain \- as it moves winds will be whipping up." In England alone there are 57 flood alerts and eight flood warnings in place this morning. Things are expected to improve this afternoon \- but the Environment Agency are still warning that local flooding from rivers and surface water and local coastal flooding is still possible. They say land, roads and some properties could flood and there could be travel disruption. Most read in News MARCO'S MODUS OPERANDI Inside Marco Rubio's quest to expose the truth about UFOs CHAOTIC LIVING Shocking pics of home of 'most famous inbred family' who 'speak in grunts' PARANORMAL RANGERS Bizarre pics reveal clues into string of Bigfoot & UFO sightings SUIT SETTLED Trevor Noah settles lawsuit after 'surgery left him with permanent injury' STILL SEARCHING Missing Dylan Rounds' body may be hidden in unmarked mineshaft COLD CASE KILLER Suspect arrested in Mexico after couple & son, 3, stabbed to death in bed Wednesday will be a more settled picture for most of the UK, with lower wind speeds and fewer showers for most. There will be plenty of sunshine in the east, while the west could see light showers. There will be rain for north-western areas on Thursday and Friday, drier further south and east; becoming very mild and windy. Despite the torrential downpours, many will see variable cloud and even some sunny spells near the end of the week. The Met Office predicts that a northwest-southeast split is likely to develop into the weekend, bringing unsettled conditions to the northwest and more mild and clear weather in southern regions.
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