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include steel production and fishing. Fishing, which was once a major industry all along the east coast of England, has declined significantly in recent years. The southern part of the area contains a number of satellite or dormitory towns around London such as Luton, Basildon, Stevenage and Southend
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
horizontal resolution, and this shows some intense rainfall cells between Dunstable and Stevenage that only become identifiable in the higher resolution image. Nowadays all the Met Office data is presented at 1km resolution, however resolution of the underlying data from the sites will vary with range
area, but at 5, 2 and 1 km horizontal resolutions. They show instantaneous rainfall rates, but with increasing horizontal resolution, and this shows some intense rainfall cells between Dunstable and Stevenage that only become identifiable in the higher resolution image. Nowadays all the Met Office
