More than 100 flood warnings were in place in England and Wales early on Wednesday as Storm Conall battered Britain with heavy rain.
The Environment Agency issued a “danger to life” warning at Billing Aquadrome caravan site in Northamptonshire, where about 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, according to West Northamptonshire Council leader Adam Brown.
Nine people have refused to leave their homes after severe flooding in the area prompted evacuation for the fourth time this year, he said.
A further 98 flood warnings and 148 flood alerts were in place at the time of writing at 8am on Wednesday.
Natural Resources Wales issued four flood warnings near Monmouth, South Wales, and three alerts near Wrexham, North Wales, after severe flooding in the aftermath of Storm Bert.
No trains were running between Tonbridge and Redhill, Ascot and Aldershot, and Ryde Esplanade and Ryde St Johns Road on the Isle of Wight, with National Rail also warning of disruption to services in parts of Wales and London.
Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said the highest rainfall was recorded on the Isle of Wight at 43.3mm from 10pm to 10am on Wednesday morning, with conditions expected to gradually get drier throughout the day and Thursday.
The third named storm of 2024 brought heavy rain to southern Britain on Tuesday night, days after Storm Bert brought widespread destruction.
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for rain for areas of southern England from 10pm on Tuesday to midday on Wednesday.
Flooding of homes and businesses and power cuts are likely and flooding on roads that is expected to delay travel by road, the forecaster said.
The storm has been named by the Dutch Weather Service (KNMI), which along with the UK Met Office and Met Eireann name storms so that the communication of severe weather is easier.
The storms list – first launched in 2015 – for each year typically runs from early September until late August the following year, in line with the beginning of autumn.
“This area of low pressure brings rain to southern Britain tonight and deepens further after crossing the UK to bring strong winds across the Netherlands later on Wednesday and into Thursday,” the Met Office said.
Rain is expected to reach parts of southern England overnight on Tuesday, becoming persistent and heavy in places.
Most of the yellow warning area, which spans from Essex to Devon, will see 15-20 mm of rain with 30-40 mm in some areas, the Met Office said.
“Given recent wet weather, some disruption to travel and infrastructure is likely,” the Met Office said.
More than 120 flood warnings and 140 alerts were in place across the UK on Monday afternoon due to Storm Bert.
Welsh Water also issued a “boil water” notice to customers in 10 areas in South Wales, advising that their tap water may be contaminated because of flooding and must be boiled until further notice.
