Ex-hurricane Bertha is still lashing the UK weather
Parts of England and Scotland are continuing to be affected by high winds and rain brought by the remnants of what was Hurricane Bertha
The Met Office issued a “be prepared” amber warning for rain in Scotland – in Grampian, Highlands and Eilean Siar.
A wider yellow “be aware” warning is in place across eastern and northern Scotland, and north-east England.
And floods are expected in parts of Scotland, on the Somerset coast and in Warrington.
The Environment Agency has issued four flood warnings – meaning floods are “expected” – and more than 25 alerts for the affected parts of England.
The Scottish Environment Agency has more than 30 flood warnings in place, covering Aberdeenshire, Caithness and Sutherland, Findhorn and Nairn, Moray, Tayside and Speyside.
By early Monday morning, Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland had recorded almost a month’s rainfall in 12 hours, while gusts of 50mph swept through Aberdeenshire.
Scottish motorists are warned to expect disruption with some roads in Moray and the Highlands badly affected.
Meanwhile, train services have been suspended between Aberdeen and Inverness due to the weather problems. Replacement road transport will run where road conditions allow.
BBC weather forecaster Carol Kirkwood said gusty winds and blustery showers would continue across the UK “for a time yet” – particularly in eastern parts of Scotland and north-east England.
She said it was still going to be “pretty wet” in parts throughout the afternoon.
“For tomorrow, the weather front producing all this rain is still very much with us, but saying that, it will start to fragment and we will start to see the rain amounts break down,” she said.
The AA warned drivers to beware of localised surface flooding and strong winds, while Police Scotland warned of possible “flooding in low-lying land, roads and to rivers which could cause delays to early morning traffic” on Monday.
In Wales, strong winds in the south have led to restrictions on the M48 Severn Bridge but it is still open.
A flypast over the White Cliffs of Dover to commemorate 100 years since the first WW1 aerial deployment has been postponed because of the weather.
The Then and Now flypast of WW1 planes alongside RAF Tornado jets is now scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
Hurricane Bertha hit Caribbean islands last Monday before dissipating over the central Atlantic.
The storm now crossing the UK is a low-pressure system which has picked up moisture and energy left over from Bertha.
Craig Woolhouse of the Environment Agency said that while these storms were not as bad as those from last winter, people should still stay clear of at-risk areas such as seaside promenades.
Trees were brought down by strong winds in Hull
Ex-hurricane Bertha gives the heaviest rainfall and a Tornado in Cardiff City, Wales, UK
The city begins a clear-up as one church fears it will not be able to claim the flooding damage on insurance.
Cardiff experienced the UK’s heaviest rainfall today when the tail end of ex-hurricane Bertha lashed the capital.
Dozens of residents have been dealing with the drenching’s aftermath after the city endured the worst of the downpours, with a staggering 45.2mm falling in just 12 hours.
Bute Park recorded the highest rainfall in the UK within that time period.
And while the storm is expected to have left mainland Britain for the North Sea tomorrow, Met Office forecasters say strong winds and some blustery showers may still blight an otherwise sunny Monday. Rain and strong winds of up to 60mph brought disruption to Wales, especially across southern parts, with firefighters being called to several incidents of flash flooding.
Reports included:
- blocked drains causing floodwater to accumulate on Carisbrooke Way, Cyncoed;
- cars stuck in water under the railway bridge on Lowther Road, Cathays;
- a van stuck under a flooded bridge in South Park Road, Splott;
- a flooded house in Cranbrook Street, Cathays; and
- roads flooding at Waungron in Fairwater.
Still footage was also by taken of a mini-tornado at Stormy Down, near Porthcawl. The footage taken by Ceri Evans shows a thin funnel of cloud reaching down from the clouds.
And fire crews spent three hours pumping 3ft of water from the three-room basement of Cardiff’s historic Greek Orthodox Church in Butetown, church elders said.
“There was heavy rain which caused the problem,” said priest Father Iakovos.
“The church is OK but the insurance won’t cover the damage.”
Church chairman Anton Attard estimated that more than £1,000 worth of damage had been caused but said the rooms had been kept empty after previous floods.
“The church insurance policy will no longer pay out after previous floods, he said.
“If it rains it floods from the drains,” Mr Attard said.
“Fire crews were here for three hours. The floors and walls will need cleaning and it’ll cost at least £1,100. We can’t alter the building because it’s listed.
“The basement is three rooms, two of about 10ft by 10ft, another about 10ft by 8ft.
“We are not like the Church in Wales with money for repairs. We are a small congregation of about 3,000 mainly Russians, Greeks and Ukrainians.”
The church has been operating at its current premises since 1906 with a Greek Orthodox congregation in the city since 1873, he added.
The ex-tropical storm, previously known as Hurricane Bertha, hit the Caribbean last week but began tracking its way across the British Isles on Saturday night. Jeremy Parr, head of flood risk management at Natural Resources Wales, said: “As the forecast remains unsettled we are advising people to keep an eye on weather forecasts and check the latest flood alerts on our website.”
Ross MacLeod, RNLI coastal safety manager, said: “If you are planning a coastal activity our advice is to respect the water and watch the shore from a safe distance and assess the conditions – think about the risk before deciding if you need to go closer.”
The wet weather is expected to continue through the week, with westerly winds and heavy showers in South Wales and temperatures in the high teens.
Met Office forecaster, Helen Chivers said the ex-hurricane had behaved as anticipated, dropping the most of its rain over South Wales.
“There had been some uncertainty surrounding the path that ex-hurricane Bertha would take, but we knew there was potential for heavy rainfall, strong coastal winds and large waves on Sunday.
“Monday will be quite breezy – nothing like we saw on Sunday – and there will be some sunny spells.
“However there will still be one or two very fast moving blustery showers.
“It won’t feel particularly cold, with temperatures inland reaching around 18C but there will be a brisk southwesterly wind of around 35mph.
“That won’t feel to bad after the coastal winds of 50-60mph experienced on Sunday.
“We have winds blowing from the west throughout the rest of the week in Wales.
“That system will bring us a mixture of sunshine and showers but gradually as the week goes on we should finds things improve and by Friday we should see a fine day.”
MAGNITUDE 3.4 ICELAND REGION
Depth: 4.4 km
Distances: Latitude, Longitude 63.906 -22.033
(2.6 km NE of Krýsuvík)
Earthquake location 11 Aug 22:25 GMT
Time and magnitude of earthquake 11 Aug 22:25 GMT
MAGNITUDE 4.9 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
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Depth: 10 km
Distances: 278 km W of Guatemala City, Guatemala / pop: 994,938 / local time: 07:35:41.2 2014-08-11
141 km W of San Marcos, Guatemala / pop: 25,088 / local time: 07:35:41.2 2014-08-11
71 km W of Mazatán, Mexico / pop: 5,938 / local time: 08:35:41.2 2014-08-11
MAGNITUDE 5.2 WEST CHILE RISE
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Depth: 40 km
Distances: 1585 km SW of Santiago, Chile / pop: 4,837,295 / local time: 09:32:22.8 2014-08-11
2514 km SW of Buenos Aires, Argentina / pop: 13,076,300 / local time: 10:32:22.8 2014-08-11
2690 km SW of Montevideo, Uruguay / pop: 1,270,737 / local time: 10:32:22.8 2014-08-11
MAGNITUDE 4.9 CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION
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Depth: 10 km
Distances: 220 km SW of George Town, Cayman Islands / pop: 29,370 / local time: 07:45:02.2 2014-08-11
608 km W of Kingston, Jamaica / pop: 937,700 / local time: 07:45:02.2 2014-08-11
609 km S of Havana, Cuba / pop: 2,163,824 / local time: 08:45:02.2 2014-08-11
MAGNITUDE 5.1 TONGA REGION
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Depth: 42 km
Distances: 160km (99mi) NE of Neiafu, Tonga
436km (271mi) SSW of Tafuna, American Samoa
443km (275mi) SSW of Pago Pago, American Samoa
445km (277mi) SSW of Apia, Samoa
452km (281mi) NE of Nuku`alofa, Tonga
MAGNITUDE 5.5 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
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Depth: 31 km
Distances: 184km (114mi) ESE of Raoul Island, New Zealand
958km (595mi) S of Nuku`alofa, Tonga
1113km (692mi) NE of Whakatane, New Zealand
1117km (694mi) NE of Whangarei, New Zealand
1127km (700mi) NNE of Gisborne, New Zealand
MAGNITUDE 5.0 JUJUY, ARGENTINA
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Depth: 190 km
Distances: 558 km S of Sucre, Bolivia / pop: 224,838 / local time: 00:49:06.8 2014-08-11
146 km W of San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina / pop: 305,891 / local time: 01:49:06.8 2014-08-11
52 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina / pop: 4,000 / local time: 01:49:06.8 2014-08-11
MAGNITUDE 5.0 SAIPAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS
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Depth: 116 km
Distances: 12 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands / pop: 48,220 / local time: 12:41:46.6 2014-08-11
2347 km S of Tokyo, Japan / pop: 8,336,599 / local time: 11:41:46.6 2014-08-11
2676 km E of Manila, Philippines / pop: 10,444,527 / local time: 10:41:46.6 2014-08-11
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