UK weather: Atlantic cold front will sweep in storms and heavy rain from TODAY
Summer is blown away! ‘TORNADO’ damages more than 20 homes and cars in Lincolnshire as Atlantic cold front sweeps storms and heavy rain across Britain before week-long deluge
Wet start to the week in Scotland, England and Wales as a band of heavy rain pushes towards the eastForecasters warn of ‘very unsettled’ outlook over next few days amid entrenched wet and windy weatherHighs of up to 60F (16C) in North and 64F (18C) in South today after weekend temperatures of 75F (24C)
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A suspected tornado swept through villages in coastal England today damaging more than 20 homes as an Atlantic cold front brought torrential downpours along with thunder and flood warnings.
Windows were smashed, roofs were blown off and walls were wrecked by the freak weather event which struck in Humberston, Lincolnshire, and across the Humber Estuary at Thorngumbald, East Yorkshire.
Emergency services, utility workers and council staff headed to the scenes amid a trail of destruction which also left a motorhome on its side after the tornado swept through at about 11am this morning.
Jessica Locking, 30, of Humberston, told Grimsby Live: ‘My friend rang me at work and sent me a picture of the van so I came straight home. The worst part was the drive home as I didn’t know what to expect.
‘I’ve had the ridging of my roof and guttering, but thankfully it’s not as bad as others. When I woke up this morning I’d never have expected this to happen. I never felt like anything like this would ever happen.’
It hit as Britain bid farewell to the late blast of summery weather and endured a wet start to the week as a band of heavy rain pushed towards the east, leading to a miserable Monday in parts of Scotland, England and Wales.
Homes and vehicles in Humberston, Lincolnshire, have been damaged in a suspected tornado this morning
People survey the damage in Humberston this morning after the suspected tornado swept through the Lincolnshire town
A vehicle with a smashed window in Humberston today after the suspected tornado swept through at about 11am
Windows were smashed, roofs were blown off and walls were wrecked by the freak weather event in Humberston today
The suspected tornado also caused damage across the Humber Estuary at Thorngumbald, East Yorkshire
Another damaged car in the Lincolnshire village of Humberston today following the suspected tornado
Outdoor structures were damaged at Thorngumbald in East Yorkshire today after the suspected tornado swept through
Emergency services, utility workers and council staff headed to the scene today in Thorngumbald, East Yorkshire
Asked whether it was definitely a tornado, a Met Office spokesman told MailOnline today: ‘The cold front that has moved east across the UK is a favoured weather setup for isolated, typically short-lived tornadoes – and over 60 per cent of tornadoes reported in the UK in autumn are associated with these setups.
‘Although it’s hard to say if a tornado has occurred without a site investigation, our radar imagery shows a set-up that could be suitable for a tornado to develop.
‘In addition, some short-lived tornado setups can’t always be captured by our radars, so could occur without appearing on our imagery.
‘Although the weather set-up is conducive to tornadoes forming, predicting the precise location of these is only sometimes possible at very short notice, if at all. ‘
BBC forecaster Simon King admitted this morning that it was a ‘pretty grim start to your new week’ as forecasters warned of a ‘very unsettled’ outlook over the next few days amid entrenched wet and windy weather.
Highs of 55F (13C) to 60F (16C) are expected in the North this afternoon and 59F (15C) to 64F (18C) in the South – following a beautiful weekend that brought temperatures of 74.3 (23.5C) yesterday and 75F (23.9C) on Saturday.
The change in the weather is down to a shift in the position of the jet stream, with a cold front associated with a low pressure system in the North Atlantic spreading eastwards today.
It comes as a US forecast agency said Britain could be in store for a colder than normal winter in 2021, threatening to spark even greater seasonal demand for gas and keep prices high.
Today will see a wet start across Scotland, England and Wales, although it will be sunny in Northern Ireland. The rain should mostly clear by early afternoon, but showers will linger over the North Sea coasts and western areas.
The worst of the rain today will be in Scotland amid torrential downpours, sparking flood warnings in some areas.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for severe weather for the North East of Scotland, and said more than two inches (60mm) of rain could fall, causing flooding and disruption on the roads.
A motorcyclist drives through flood water on Ecclesall Road in Sheffield this morning after heavy rain
A man is caught in torrential rain lashing the Newcastle quayside this morning as wet and windy weather hits Britain
A Vauxhall Corsa splashes through floodwater in North Tyneside this morning amid heavy rain in the region
A woman struggles with an umbrella on Westminster Bridge this morning as wind and rain hits London
Commuters caught out in the torrential rain lashing the Newcastle-upon-Tyne quayside this morning
Labour party delegates battle the driving rain and wind outside the Brighton Centre in East Sussex this morning
A Mercedes C320 is driven through floodwater this morning as heavy rain hits North Tyneside
Labour party delegates walk through the wet and windy conditions outside the Brighton Centre this morning
A Seat Leon is driven through flooding in North Tyneside this morning as the region suffers from torrential rain
A cyclist crosses a bridge over the M25 orbital motorway in the pouring rain this morning
The ‘be aware’ warning period began at midnight last night and continues until midday today. It affects parts of the Highlands, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
Tonight there will be clear skies in eastern parts of Britain by midnight, but heavy cloud in the west, bringing the risk of showers in Scotland, Wales and northern England.
Similar conditions will continue overnight, but heavy cloud will spread into central and southern parts of England, with heavy showers in Wales.
There will be a cloudy start for Northern Ireland tomorrow, with sunshine in eastern parts of England and Scotland, but showers in Wales and the west.
It will be sunny in Northern Ireland after midday, but with the risk of a few showers – and heavy rain will spread across England, Wales, and Scotland, with thunder possible in the South.
Rain will clear to the east in the early hours of Wednesday to leave a fine day in eastern parts of England and Scotland, but it will be cloudy in Northern Ireland, Wales, and western areas with the risk of showers as well.
Then on Thursday it will be wet and windy again with further outbreaks of rain, heaviest in Scotland.
Looking at the worst of the conditions in Scotland, Becky Mitchell of the Met Office said: ‘There is a big change on the way. It will feel much more like autumn, compared to what we have seen recently.
‘All of Scotland will see a spell of heavy rain on Monday, with the worst being confined to an area of the North-East. The forecast for the whole of this week is very unsettled and even into mid-October, it looks as if low pressure will be dominating Scotland’s weather.’
However the heavy rain in Scotland is expected to go some way to alleviating the driest conditions in almost 20 years.
A dry spring and warm summer have left drinking water reservoir levels at just 57 per cent capacity, the lowest since 2003.
And the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has placed an increasing number of areas, including climate change conference host city Glasgow, on a warning of ‘moderate’ scarcity for water.
Scottish Water will today release data on reservoir levels expected to show a slide towards the ‘half-full’ mark, close to the record low of 49 per cent of capacity seen in November 2003.
The latest water scarcity report from Sepa, published on Friday, revealed much of Scotland has been increasingly dry, with many areas south of the Central Belt now in ‘moderate’ scarcity for water.
The sky lights up just before sunrise over the Watch House Museum in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, this morning
It stated: ‘Ground conditions have continued to dry out in the East of the country.
‘Coupled with very low recent rainfall and river levels, and the low groundwater levels in some areas, this has led to the Don catchment and the Firth of Tay area being raised to alert level.
‘Other areas in South, West and North-East Scotland remain at alert. In these areas, dry ground conditions are widespread and river levels are extremely low in some catchments.’
Glasgow and the West of Scotland had their warmest summer for 137 years, and this month has been the hottest September Scotland has seen.
