Heatwave to clash with severe storms next week sparking fears of major flooding

A lot of the UK can be prone to thunderstorms whereas a warning for excessive warmth stays in place (Image: Rex/Metro)

The Met Workplace has issued a yellow climate warning for thunderstorms throughout a lot of the UK subsequent week.

The alert covers enormous swathes of central and western England, in addition to the entire of Scotland, Wales and Northern Eire.

It got here because the amber warmth warning that had been in place for a lot of the south was prolonged from Sunday night to subsequent Tuesday.

Specialists have warned of an elevated threat of flash flooding after the extended heatwave left the bottom extraordinarily dry, that means it's much less in a position to take in water. 

Forecasters had warned they might hit northern components of the nation subsequent week.

Paul Davies, the Met Workplace’s chief meteorologist, informed the BBC the rain is unlikely to show any type of aid to the searing warmth.

He mentioned: ‘It could be the improper kind of rain as a result of it falls very quick and really exhausting.

‘When it comes in opposition to the exhausting floor then the water flows very quick, taking particles and inflicting flash flooding, whereas different areas may even see little or no in any respect.’

The warning covers many of the UK on Monday (Image: Metro.co.uk)

A college professor has additionally warned that individuals ought to ‘watch out’ about wishing for heavy rain to chill down temperatures.

Rob Thompson, who's a part of the College of Studying’s meteorology division, posted a video of an experiment on Twitter which used three glasses of water on totally different grass surfaces to reveal what occurs when it rains after a drought.

Within the first experiment, a glass of water is placed on prime of moist grass and quickly soaks into the bottom, with the second experiment highlighting that water soaks into grass throughout a standard summer season at a slower tempo.

Within the last experiment, the water is positioned on to what seems to be dry grass and doesn't appear to budge, highlighting the potential for flash floods to happen if heavy rain follows a heatwave.

He mentioned: ‘Expertise around the globe has proven what can occur when heavy rain follows a really dry and sizzling interval that has baked the soil exhausting.

‘The water can’t soak in simply, most of it simply runs straight off the floor, which may rapidly flip into flash floods.

‘In the event you’re praying for rain, you must pray for 2 days of drizzle, as dreadful as that sounds.’

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