Storm Conall named by Dutch Met Office as weather warning for heavy rain issued

Storm Conall has been named by forecasters in the Netherlands, as wind and rail blows in to hit parts of the UK.

Up to 50 millimetres of rain could fall in parts of southern England after a new weather warning for rain was issued today by the Met Office. It comes just days after Storm Bert left hundreds of homes flooded, turned roads into rivers and saw winds of more than 80mph across the UK. Parts of Bury including Ramsbottom were worst hit in Greater Manchester, together with areas in Lancashire just north of the town.

The latest storm, called Conall, is the third of the season and was named by the Dutch Weather Service, which along with the Met Office and Met Eireann in Ireland name storms so that the communication of severe weather is easier.

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There were more than 90 flood warnings and more than 120 flood alerts still issued across the UK on Tuesday evening.

A severe flood warning, meaning there is danger to life, was still in place in Billing Aquadrome holiday park and the surrounding parks next to the River Nene in Northampton.

The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning covering southern England, including Kent, Sussex and the Isle of Wight, and a small area around Plymouth in Devon from 10pm on Tuesday to midday on Wednesday.

The warning area will widely see 15-20mm of rain with 30-40 mm in some areas and a lower chance of 50mm in parts of the south east, with some travel disruption and flooding of “a few homes and businesses” likely.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Steve Willington, said “Much of the warning area will see 15-20 mm of rain, with 30-40 mm in some areas. There is a lower chance of 50 mm of rain in a few places, more likely for areas such as the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Kent, before rain eases and clears by early afternoon. Given the recent wet weather, some disruption to travel and infrastructure could be possible.

“Along with the rain, things will turn colder from tomorrow for all, with frost and some freezing fog possible.”