'Not sure I have ever seen rain like that in London.'
‘Passengers are advised to check with their airline for the very latest information about their flight, and please bear with us while we do our very best to return all airport operations to normal.’
The Met Office issued an amber weather warning for thunderstorms across parts of Devon and Somerset was in place on Sunday afternoon, with a yellow warning in other parts of south west England and South Wales. A yellow warning issued for London, the south-east and east of England and the East Midlands expired at 6am today.Heavy rain brought downpours across the south-west of England on Sunday, with localised flooding in Devon.
It also led to widespread road closures, bus and train cancellations and the closure of Paignton zoo.Other spots saw up to 60mm of rain fall, more than half the September average for the region of 92.45mm.Though the weather cleared by the early hours of this morning, conditions are expected to remain ‘blustery at times’ this week.
Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said more storms are possible as the remnants of Hurricane Lee, which hit New England in the US and eastern Canada, is set to move across the UK between Tuesday and Thursday.
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