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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

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

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

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

strikes and hail making road conditions dangerous.  “Strong winds will also affect southern parts of England and Wales through Monday and at first on Tuesday, with gusts of up to 60 or 70mph possible near the coasts in the far southwest, and around 50mph possible inland especially near to the heaviest

. READ MORE: Met Office Deep Dive: Storm season past and present “Once again, another thunderstorm warning issued here across parts of England and Wales. Pushing its way north-eastwards and some heavy bursts of rain along with it. Hail, possible frequent lightning. So, an unsettled day once again

in the southeast later, bringing an increasing risk of showers and elevated thunderstorms, particularly overnight. Northern England and Scotland will also see a rising chance of showers from mid-afternoon, extending to Northern Ireland later. There is a small chance of torrential downpours with hail

; no qualifier = Moderate. + = Heavy (well developed in the case of +FC and +PO); -= Light; no qualifier = Moderate. BC = Patches BL = Blowing BR = Mist DR = Drifting DS = DuststormDU = Dust DZ = Drizzle FC = Funnel cloud FG = Fog FU = Smoke FZ = Freezing GR = Hail (>5 mm) GS = Small hail or snow

rain in the morning and scattered showers may develop in the afternoon 20°C Mostly dry with spells of hazy sunshine 15°C Cloudy in the morning, with risk of hail in the afternoon Risk of strong wind in the afternoon Light wind throughout the day Very strong winds associated with thunderstorms Light

into the evening and overnight period. Showers, some with sporadic thunder, will continue to move northeastward into central and eastern areas. A separate, more organised area of thunderstorms, accompanied by frequent lightning, hail, and heavy rainfall, may affect the far southeast. Meanwhile, a band