Huge areas of the country are now like a wet sponge.
The ground simply can’t take any more water.
So there doesn’t need to be much rain to cause quite significant flooding.
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A satellite image shows Storm Ciaran dominating the majority of the UK on Thursday. Pic: NASA /Cover Images/AP
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A map produced by the Environment Agency shows how the area where ground is saturated with water has spread across Wales and England during one of the wettest Octobers on record.
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Even before Storm Ciaran barrelled up the English Channel there were several flood alerts and warnings. But the number has been climbing by the hour.
That’s because Ciaran’s progress has slowed almost to a halt.
Bands of heavy rain will spiral around the storm’s centre well into Friday.
In southern England and Wales there could be 20-30mm, around an inch, but as much as 60mm, or 2.5 inches, in some spots.
People run away from crashing waves at the promenade in Folkestone, Kent
A wave crashes over Newhaven harbour wall
In north Wales, the southern Pennines, northeast England and eastern Scotland, there could be up to 80mm, more than three inches.
Storms are normal for the time of year.
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This notice was published: 2023-11-02 18:29:00
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