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flooding on roads, with disruption to numerous rail services due to flooded platforms, stations, or lines. Vehicles were stranded in flood water in Ashington, West Sussex, and a mini-tornado was reported in Worthing causing some minor damage to gardens. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue reported

, the Midlands and southern England, leading to reports of lightning damage to the rail electricity supply in Wiltshire and damage to homes and power supply in Sussex. Some areas in Devon and Somerset saw travel disruption due to surface water flooding and fallen trees. Further scattered heavy downpours over

, the Midlands and southern England, leading to reports of lightning damage to the rail electricity supply in Wiltshire and damage to homes and power supply in Sussex. Some areas in Devon and Somerset saw travel disruption due to surface water flooding and fallen trees. Further scattered heavy downpours over

of this has been felt recently: major storms Ciara and Dennis, and the ‘Beast from the East’ in 2018, were forecast five days in advance, enabling local councils and emergency services to prepare and instigate resilience plans.  Similarly, the Environment Agency has used the Met Office’s latest UK climate

hours at Tiree in May 1975. The highest UK monthly total is 383.9 hours in July 1911 at Eastbourne, Sussex. In the dullest winter months less than 20 hours have been recorded on occasion, with only 8.6 hours of sunshine at Eskdalemuir in January 1996. Back to top Rainfall Rainfall is caused

village at Bracklesham in West Sussex experienced severe flooding that injured as many as 100 people and triggered a major rescue operation. Persistent frontal rain affected NE England and E Scotland on the 9th and resulted in road flooding and the temporary closure of the East Coast Main Line between

the Scottish Government website at www.scotland.gov.uk/planning . Requests for paper copies of safeguarding maps should be addressed to: Aerodrome Standards Department, Civil Aviation Authority, 2W Aviation House, South Area, Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, RH6 0YR or e-mailed to safeguarding

scattered showers brought rain to Scotland and Northern Ireland. Overall, September saw below average temperatures, with a provisional mean of 12.7°C (anomaly -0.3°C). Temperatures were slightly lower in Scotland and Northern Ireland than in southern and central England. East Anglia saw mean

scattered showers brought rain to Scotland and Northern Ireland. Overall, September saw below average temperatures, with a provisional mean of 12.7°C (anomaly -0.3°C). Temperatures were slightly lower in Scotland and Northern Ireland than in southern and central England. East Anglia saw mean

, which recorded just 69% - its driest year on record.   Although conditions have improved recently in many regions due to wetter weather, parts of Sussex remain in official drought status. Much of the country is now in recovery. Helen Wakeham, Director of Water at the Environment Agency, said