2 days Ago By Lauran O'Toole
A UK town has used their old World War Two siren to sound the Storm Bert alarm as Britain continues to be hit by the 'multi hazard weather alert’. Heavy rain and thawing snow are combining to bring flooding across the UK as Storm Bert continues to sweep the country after bringing wind gusts of up to 82mph yesterday. Met Office yellow weather warnings for rain and wind, covering large swathes of the country, are in force today as the storm shows no intention of slowing down.
In Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, where a weather warning is currently in place, a World War Two alarm was sounded to alert locals of the ever rising water levels. "There are a number of flood warnings in place, with the Environment Agency telling people to act now to protect their property and businesses”, said Sky correspondent Shingi Mararike. He added: "Here, they use an old World War Two siren to sound the alarm because this town floods so often, and we understand that lots of roads were submerged yesterday.
” Storm Bert is likely to cause "dangerous coastal conditions" and disruption across southern England and parts of Wales today, the Met Office has warned. The forecaster is warning that some communities may be cut off by flooded roads, particularly in the west of England. Strong winds will exacerbate the impact of heavy rain across the country.
More than 60 flood warnings have also been issued across the country by the Environment Agency this morning - and a further 168 flood alerts, which mean it is possible. In Wales, there are 34 flood warnings in force – mostly in the southeast – and 57 alerts. Travel disruption continues into Sunday and ferry operator DFDS has cancelled services on some routes until Monday, including its Newhaven to Dieppe sailings.
It comes after as much as 64.4mm of rain fell in Capel Curig, north Wales, in 12 hours on Saturday and wind gusts of up to 82mph were recorded in the Welsh village..
