In the past month the UK has seem some horrendous weather conditions and it doesn’t look like it will stop anytime soon. A severe weather warning has been issued by the Met Office, with fears of flooding and disruption on Friday and Saturday, it is expected that more than a month’s rain is expected to fall over the two days.
Central and northern England is expected to be worst affected, with an amber alert – the second most severe category that can be given – in place for north-east England.
Up to 100mm (3.9 inches) of rain could fall in 36 hours during the downpours. The average UK rainfall for July is 69.9mm (2.8 inches), and 64.4mm (2.5 inches) for the north of England. Thundery showers are expected to affect large parts of eastern, central and northern England on Thursday.
Met Office chief forecaster Martin Young said: “We are expecting outbreaks of heavy rain across a wide area of the UK, with worst affected spots likely to be in central and northern parts of the country.
“Rainfall totals could be 40-60mm (1.6-2.4 inches) widely across warning areas, but some places could see up to 100mm (3.9 inches) of rain through Friday and into Saturday. Given the saturated ground from the record rainfall in June, this could cause disruption – including difficult driving conditions and flooding in some areas.”
An Environment Agency spokesman said: “Heavy rain on Friday and Saturday may lead to significant flooding of properties across parts of northern England. We urge people to remain vigilant and prepared for flooding by checking the Environment Agency website and signing up for localised river flood warnings.
“The Environment Agency has mobilised teams across the country to check flood defences, clear any river blockages and closely monitor river levels to help reduce the risk of flooding.
During heavy and persistent rainfall areas that have road gullies or soak aways that have not been regularly or properly maintained are liable to flood. This can cause a lot of damage to properties and disruption to traffic flow on roads. There is also the added danger of cars driving through deep puddles sucking in water and damaging the engine – so beware!!!
Septic tanks can overflow causing damage and smell, if your septic tank over flows and the waste water merges with rain water, with the amount that is expected it could quickly spread damaging your local environment.
With the government cutting back on public services more and more road gullies are poorly maintained and are liable to flooding, this is where Tardis can help!
If you have been affected by floods recently or tanks over flowing please get in touch as having septic tanks emptied, man holes emptied and gullies serviced could help prevent flooding. Tardis have specialist tankers and jetting vehicles (gully suckers) available nationwide to service gullies, tanks chambers, pits and more.
To help prevent your street or tank from overflowing call us now! Below is a picture of Tardis coming to the rescue!
