Storm Conall, the third storm of the season, has landed in the UK with torrential rain – with two weeks worth of rain recorded in some areas.
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for spells of heavy rain which is likely to cause delays on roads, rail disruption, more flooding and power supply issues in places.
Parts of London, Kent, Dorset, Portsmouth, West Sussex and Isle of Wight could see 40mm of rain with the weather warning in place until midday. Nearly 100 flood warnings remain active across England.
It comes after Storm Bert wreaked havoc over the weekend in south Wales and Northampton, where a danger to life flood warning is still in place after River Nene burst its banks.
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Flooding impacts drivers in Oxfordshire
It is not good news for drivers in Oxfordshire this morning, with flood water from Storm Conall flooding roads.
Drivers have been warned to take extra care across the county today after more than two weeks of rain fell last night.
Across towns in the county, flood barriers have been installed and pumps put on standby as well.
Below are some pictures of drivers struggling in the conditions this morning.
Heavy rainfall grinds train services to a halt
Storm Conall has caused chaos overnight and it is no different on train services in the south of England this morning.
Southern Rail said in a statement: ‘All lines are now blocked between Tonbridge and Redhill. The following stations will have no rail service, and you will need to use alternative transport to reach them.
‘These include Nutfield, Godstone, Edenbridge, Penshurst and Leigh.’
Southeastern also said in a statement: ‘As a result of heavy rain flooding the railway Thameslink services between St Pancras and London Bridge are unable to run.
‘Thameslink passengers can use their tickets on Southeastern services, Underground and London Buses.’
Flights cancelled amid Storm Conall
Storm Conall has caused heavy rain overnight and into this morning with a Met Office yellow weather warning in place for parts of the UK today until midday.
As a result, flights to and from Norwich Airport have been cancelled today.
KLM has cancelled its KL1063 Amsterdam Schiphol to Norwich flight at 9.20pm today.
The KL1054 Norwich to Amsterdam flight at 6.15am on Thursday has also been cancelled.
This is because the strongest winds are expected in The Netherlands when Storm Conall batters the country.
The airline has said it will contact all passengers for rebooking and apologised for the inconvenience.
The storm is now moving east and north before it moves out over the North Sea.
All storm names in 2024/25
Storm Conall has been named by the Dutch weather forecaster KNMI just as it landed in the UK.
Read more about all the storm names below.
List of areas where two weeks’ worth of rain could land
Here are all the regions and local authorities where the warning for heavy rain is active until midday.
East of England
- Essex
- Southend-on-Sea
- Thurrock
London & South East England
- Brighton and Hove
- East Sussex
- Greater London
- Hampshire
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Medway
- Portsmouth
- Southampton
- Surrey
- West Sussex
South West England
- Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
- Dorset
Where to expect heavy rain after Met Office warning
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for further rain as two weeks’ worth of rain is expected.
The warning is in place until 12pm in southern England and London. Most of the area will see 15-20mm of rain while some areas could be battered by up to 40mm of rainfall.
Met Office said: ‘There is a lower chance of 50 mm of rain in a few places, more likely for the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Kent, before rain eases and clears by early afternoon. Given recent wet weather, some disruption to travel and infrastructure is likely.’
Map shows active flood warnings in place
Flooding is expected across communities in the UK after ongoing heavy rain as Storm Conall landed.
Here are the 97 active red flood warnings, where water levels – already high in places – are expected to rise further.
A bright red danger to life flood warning – the highest category warning – remains in Northampton after Storm Bert where the River Nene burst its banks and flooded the Billings Aquadrome and business parks.
A further 141 amber flood alerts are active up and down the country, meaning flooding is possible in these areas.
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