UK to get a two-week soaking thanks to a 400-mile wide storm from the US
A 400 mile-wide storm is heading our way as it travels the 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from the USA to the UK.
The Met Office has warned that the huge weather system could bring 60mph gales and heavy rain in the two weeks leading up to Easter.
It already caused tornadoes and huge five-inch hailstones in Oklahoma, but the storm will stark spinning across the Atlantic to begin soaking the north and west of the UK from Monday evening.
The unpleasant weather will bring two more weeks of rain after we’ve had to endure the wettest 12 months in 153 years.
The Environment Agency said the year to the start of March had been the wettest in England since 1871, and rainfall so far this month is double the normal rate in the south of England.
A Met Office forecaster said: ‘The system responsible for the storms in the USA is heading towards Western Europe.
‘It will turn wet and windy later on Monday, with showery rain and brisk winds on Tuesday.
‘There still be further rain for most areas on Wednesday and Thursday, with strong winds, especially along coasts.
‘Through Friday and the weekend, northwesterly winds will bring a mixture of sunny spells and showers, some heavy.
‘The week to March 31 has unsettled conditions probably in the south, with the north drier but colder.’
134 flood alerts have been issued, with more floods due this week with rivers and groundwater at record high levels.
Heading into midweek more washouts are expected, with all parts of the UK hit by rain and strong winds.
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