Hours of heavy rain to batter Cambridgeshire as new 16-hour weather warning issued

A 16-hour warning has been announced by the Met Office

Cambridgeshire has been issued with a fresh thunderstorm warning covering 16 hours on Thursday (August 27). It comes after a separate warning was issued for Wednesday (August 26).

The Met Office has announced a yellow thunderstorm warning covering the county on Thursday. The warning is in place from 6am until 10pm.

This means that there is a chance that homes and businesses could flood, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, or hail. There is also a chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost.

The Met Office says: “A broad band of thunderstorms and heavy rain will move north across England and Wales, perhaps becoming slow moving in the afternoon and evening. Accumulations of 20-30 mm in three hours can be expected fairly widely and up to 50 mm in a 12 hour period can be expected in places.

“There is a small chance that some places may see more than 50 mm in three hours and more than 75 mm through 12 hours, especially over east facing high ground. Lightning and hail of 1-2 cm will also be hazards and, in a very few places, strong gusts may also present a hazard, these most likely in the south of England early on Thursday morning.”