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heavy-rainfall_strong-winds---14_15-october-2002---met-office.pdf

October 1961-1990 rainfall Radar imagery 3-hourly radar imagery from 14/15 October 2002 Please note: The empirical relationship between radar reflectivity and rainfall rate is fixed whereas in reality this is highly dependent on precipitation type and is very different for rain and hail. Last updated: 11 February 2013 © Crown Copyright

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Sunshine with a risk of thunderstorms this Bank Holiday

the weekend as heavy showers and thunderstorms move in from the west later today and through Saturday and again across some southern parts on Sunday into Monday. Not everywhere will see the showers, but there could be some intense thundery downpours with a risk of hail and gusty winds which has prompted

easter-1998-floods---met-office.pdf

moved northwards and became slowmoving from East Anglia through the Midlands to north Wales. This band gave some very heavy downpours with hail and thunder. On Good Friday (10th) the band rotated slowly anticlockwise spreading to Lincolnshire and the west country and continued to rotate, with sleet

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Warm with thundery breakdown for some

of England, bringing a lot of rain in a short period of time, along with the risk of hail and frequent lightning. At the same time heavy rain, initially arriving into the southwest, will fairly steadily move northeast, potentially bringing some substantial rainfall totals to parts of Northern Ireland

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Storm names for 2020-21 announced

conventions. A-Z of storm names for 2020-21  A: Aiden  B: Bella C: Christoph D: Darcy E: Evert (Eh-vert) F: Fleur G: Gavin H: Heulwen (Hail-wen) I: Iain J: Julia K: Klaas (Klaa-s) L: Lilah (Ly-la) M: Minne (Minn-eh) N: Naia (N-eye-a) O: Oscar P: Phoebe R: Ravi S: Saidhbhin (Sigh-veen) T: Tobias V

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Continued risk of thunderstorms

of rain is possible in an hour here with a good chance as much as 60-80 mm rain could fall within 2-3 hours in some places. As well as this, frequent lightning and large hail are possible”.  “This could result in flash flooding, transport delays and dangerous driving conditions, especially on the M4

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Weather words

it is to drop that water as rain, snow or hail. Clouds float because the water in them is warmer than the air around them. Clouds can be different shapes, but have three main types. Cirrus clouds are white, thin and wispy. Cumulus clouds are white and fluffy like cotton wool. Stratus clouds are grey and cover

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Satellite marks next generation of weather forecasting

lightning imager over Europe and Africa will vastly improve our short-range forecasting, helping us to identify and track impactful storms, particularly rapidly developing, multi-hazard storms that can bring not only lightning but also strong winds, hail and heavy rainfall. The improved frequency

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Wet and windy weather this weekend

hills in the north of the UK. A mixture of rain and hail showers looks likely elsewhere.  Away from much of Scotland it'll remain blustery on Sunday, although not quite as windy as Saturday. “The weather looks likely to remain rather cold and showery into next week and there's a chance of further wet

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