UK weather: New Met Office warning sparks fears of MORE flooding with entire towns ‘cut off’ & streets left underwater

THE Met Office has issued a new weather warning sparking fears of yet more flooding across Britain.

The forecaster said a period of heavy and persistent rain is expected to affect parts of northern England and the north Midlands during much of Thursday.

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MET OfficeA yellow warning is in place covering northern England and the north Midlands on Thursday[/caption]

A yellow weather warning is in place all day and heavy rain could lead to some disruption particularly to travel.

The heaviest rainfall is likely to be across the Pennines and North York Moors where 80-100 mm of rainfall could accumulate during the course of the day.

Elsewhere totals are likely to be lower reaching 20-30 mm widely but with a risk of 50-70 mm in some locations.

Strong winds may also affect coastal locations and routes over high ground.

It comes as the UK recovers from flash flooding which saw homes damaged and travel disrupted.

Parts of the UK saw more than the monthly average rainfall on Monday.

The wettest place – South Newington in Oxfordshire – saw 111.4mm, over twice the average amount, according to the Met Office.

Areas including Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire were among the worst hit.

The Environment Agency had 31 flood warnings and 55 flood alerts in place across England on Wednesday morning.

Oli Claydon, spokesman for the Met Office, said there will be some showers this morning in southern England but the rest of the day will be “largely fine”.

An area of low pressure will move in on Thursday and stall over north-east England, which is where the yellow weather warning has been issued.

But the area covered by the warning is different to those areas worst affected by the recent flooding, Mr Claydon said.

Temperatures are then expected to drop to below average on Friday across the UK.