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for sleeping at night. Many escaped to cooler conditions at the coast with beaches packed over the weekend of 9 to 10 September. The DogFest show at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire was cancelled. The thundery breakdown caused various impacts with localized flash-flooding. Thousands of runners taking part

accidents and delays to car travel and public bus services reported. Part of the M3 was closed, and flights at Heathrow, Bristol, Gatwick and London City airports were delayed or cancelled. There was no London Overground service between Willesden Junction and Watford with reports of a problem

with around 2,000 properties reportedly losing power. There were also reports of fallen trees blocking rail lines in both Essex and at Carpenders Park between Watford Junction and Euston. Sheppey Leisure Centre in Sheerness was reported closed on the morning of the 23rd after being impacted

Eastern England: climate The area comprises the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire The altitude of much of the area is below 60 metres and the Fens has the largest tract of low, flat land

of the M11 in Essex was partially closed due to surface water. Further intense downpours developed on the 11th, this time focussed further east with surface water flooding reported on roads in Harpenden, Stevenage, Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire. Further north thundery downpours

in Hull, as well as flooding in some other eastern locations. On the 16th, heavy spells of rain across south-east England caused flooding in a few places around Hertfordshire and London, and various events were postponed or cancelled. In the south-west, the M49 and the A39 saw instances of flooding

in Monmouthshire. There were delays and disruption on road and rail lines due to flooding in northern England and the West Midlands. Northern England also saw some property flooding. Staffordshire and Hertfordshire town centres were flooded, and there was property flooding in Stoke on Trent with rescues from

day on record by extraordinary margins. Selected stations include Durham (36.9°C +4.0°C 155 years), Sheffield 39.4°C +3.8°C 138 years), Bradford (37.9°C +4.0 °C 134 years), Wisley, Surrey (39.3°C, +1.5°C 108 years), Rothamsted, Hertfordshire 38.5°C, +1.9°C 108 years), Eskdalemuir, Dumfries-shire 32.3

affected all of Wales and western/northern areas of England. There was flooding in York; the River Ouse burst its banks but, thanks to Environment Agency flood warnings, property and land were able to be protected. There were also delays and flooded roads in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. England

On Sunday, 11 December 2005, a little after 6 a.m., there was a major explosion at the Buncefield Oil Depot in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, resulting in the largest peacetime fire in Europe to date.