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Traffic Operations Centre (NTOC) near Birmingham, where Met Office embedded forecasters now provide specialist weather intelligence that directly influences how the country's motorways and major A-roads are managed.   Why weather matters on the road   National Highways manages 4,500 miles

, Birmingham and Edinburgh. Rainfall accumulations across England and Wales 3-21 July 2013. UK rain radar 1200 UTC 22 July to 0600 UTC 24 July 2013, showing thunderstorms developing and moving north across the UK. Historical context Although the UK has experienced prolonged spells of warm, settled weather

Band Weather Summary: Friday offers dry and warm conditions, with light winds early on. Saturday will be breezy with occasional showers and the chance of a longer spell of rain. Sunday will be fresher, with a mix of sunshine and showers. England v India (2nd Test) – Edgbaston, Birmingham (July 2-4

and southern England. In the Birmingham area, heavy rain on the 1st led to road flooding, while in Hampshire there was extensive surface water flooding following torrential downpours. Rail services in the area were badly disrupted by flooded sections of lines around Basingstoke and Winchester. Fallen

and thunderstorms caused some impacts during the last week of May. At the start of the week some roads became flooded around Birmingham, and one lane on the M25 was closed due to flooding at junction 6. On the 26th, flooding occurred on the M5 southbound near Halesowen with the whole motorway shut between

reports of road and surface water flooding around Birmingham and in Matlock, Derbyshire with a number of properties suffering surface water ingress. The 9th saw further thunderstorm activity across Northern Ireland with reports of lightning damage to rail signalling in the evening, whilst in central

is situated within walking distance (five minutes) of Aberdeen International Airport. Aberdeen Airport itself is well linked to other Scottish regional airports and also to Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, London Heathrow, London Gatwick and London City.

flood incidents through the period caused widespread problems, particularly to the transport network. Surface water flooding and debris closed main roads. Railway lines were blocked by flooding and landslips. Birmingham airport diverted inbound flights in late June. Landslides and cliff collapses

much skill was added by the meteorologists for each forecast category and for each airport. Airports used in verification ICAO Name Duration Region EGBB Birmingham 24 hr South EGGD Bristol 24 hr South EGGW London Luton 24 hr South EGFF Cardiff 24 hr South EGGP Liverpool 24 hr South EGNX East

how much skill was added by the meteorologists for each forecast category and for each airport. Airports used in verification ICAO Name Duration Region EGBB Birmingham 24 hr South EGCN Doncaster Sheffield 24 hr South EGGD Bristol 24 hr South EGGW London Luton 24 hr South EGFF Cardiff 24 hr South