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Britain Braced For Flash Floods From Bertha
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Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in parts of the UK - and forecasters are warning of further storms on Sunday as the remnants of Hurricane Bertha hit.

The Met Office says Bertha's transition from a tropical to an extra-tropical storm is a "particularly hard one to forecast" but it is expected to affect the UK tomorrow.

The British Red Cross said it was on standby and has enlisted hundreds of volunteers to help people in affected areas.

Residents had to be evacuated after heavy rain flooded several streets in the Lincolnshire town of Louth on Friday.

Downpours also led to waterlogged roads in and around York and in Maidstone, Kent.

There were reports of power outages in Cambridgeshire, where the A14 was flooded.

Environment Agency flood warnings and alerts remain in place in numerous parts of the country.

Friday's rainy weather - which saw more than a month's rainfall overnight - was unconnected to Hurricane Bertha, which has been travelling across the Atlantic.

Bertha wreaked havoc in the Caribbean islands with gusts of more than 90mph, leaving thousands of homes without power.

Sky News weather presenter Isobel Lang said: "Ex-hurricane Bertha has become more of a typical depression now, albeit with very warm, moist air wrapped up within it.

"It is looking likely that the storm will reach southwest England and Wales by around 6am on Sunday and then track northeast across northern England during the afternoon, to eventually lie off the east coast of Scotland on Sunday night.

"Gusts of 50mph to 60mph are expected, especially along the south coast with large waves, spray and the chance of some coastal flooding.

Met Office chief meteorologist Paul Gundersen said there was still a chance that the storm may pass to the south of the country, giving the UK a brighter day.

But Environment Agency flood risk manager, Craig Woolhouse, said: "Heavy rain on Sunday may lead to localised surface water flooding in some parts of England and Wales.

"On Sunday and Monday a combination of high spring tides and strong westerly winds brings a risk of large waves and spray and possible flooding to the South West coast of England and along the Severn Estuary."

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Chris The Fish

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wasnt thursday due to be the new great flood? been baking hot here

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Nope, round here when Dungeness is closed for annual repairs it's an "outage".

Driving back through France on Friday from Lille to Dunquerque, the heavens opened like I've never seen it before. Visibility down to less than 50m, rain about 7cm deep on the motorway, speed down to below 90km'h. Terrible driving conditions. Just got to Eurotunnel with 3 minutes to spare for check-in, only to be delayed by over 90 minutes due to British Border Control being their usual inefficient selves. Pah.

battled through hurricane bawbag today playing golf - got quite damp tbh

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been and gone, sunny here now

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GBC has a bath at last

Glorious round here. Has something happened?

Absolutely p***ed hard this morning. Then the sun came out and it got a tad warm.

Still a bit windy though.

However quite lucky here as the rain generally runs down the hills straight into the sea.

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We've got it here now.

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not really - played sh*t at golf again

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