By Storm Conall is bringing heavy rain to south-east England, threatening further issues in flood-hit areas still cleaning up from Storm Bert.
As of Wednesday morning, there were 99 flood warnings in England, including a severe “danger to life” notice for the River Nene in Northamptonshire, as well as four in Wales.
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for rainfall in parts of southern England from 22:00 GMT on Tuesday until midday on Wednesday.
Train services were cancelled in several areas due to flooded lines.
Heavy rain over Tuesday night has resulted in nearly 50mm of rain falling on Dartmoor and widely 20-30mm elsewhere across southern England.
With rain continuing through Wednesday morning, rainfall totals will edge up a bit further for some places around Dorset, Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, Essex and Kent.
A yellow Met Office rain warning is in force for these regions until midday.
While there has been overnight rain elsewhere across England and Wales, including areas flooded during Storm Bert, rain totals have been lower at around 3mm-8mm so should not lead to more flooding.
The rain is linked to a developing area of low pressure crossing west to east across southern England.
In parts of south-east England, trains were cancelled along three routes due to flooded tracks, while five other routes were facing disruption on Wednesday morning.
All Gatwick Express trains were suspended and Thameslink passengers were advised not to travel in the morning. Delays were reported on many London Underground lines due to high passenger numbers.
The worst of Conall will be felt in the Netherlands. There will be some strong winds in eastern England later on Wednesday as it develops over the North Sea.
Flood warnings are concentrated along the River Severn, from Shropshire into Gloucestershire, the Bristol Avon, as well as the River Nene in Northamptonshire.
A severe flood warning for the Billing Aquadrome holiday park – where a major incident was declared over the weekend – and nearby businesses along the Nene remains in place.
Heavy rainfall and strong winds brought by Storm Bert over the weekend led to at least five deaths, while homes, roads and rail networks faced major disruption.
Many communities are still cleaning up after homes and businesses were inundated by floodwater.
Conall is the third “named” storm of the season, after Ashley and Bert.
The storm was named by the Dutch Weather Service, which along with the Met Office and Met Eireann in Ireland, name storms for ease of communication.
The storms list – first launched in 2015 – for each year generally runs from early September until late August the following year, coinciding with the beginning of autumn.
