Storm Babet will hit the north of England in the coming days. Code red is in effect in the north of the country. The last time the UK issued a code red was in February 2020 during Storm Dennis.
According to Jeroen Elferink from Weerplaza, the rain that will fall in England in the next few days will be heavy, but not extreme. Weerplaza predicted rainfall of around 130 millimeters in the east of Scotland. This amount is slightly less than the 168 millimeters of rain that usually falls there throughout October.
“It’s surprising that this storm lasted so long,” Elferink said. Due to the high pressure area over Scandinavia, the storm was unable to continue. “The storm hits the blank wall.”
Large amounts of water can cause a lot of disturbance. The area in question is a hilly area and the water always wants to go to the lowest point. As a result, water rises in the valley and can eventually cause flooding.
The British government warned that some areas in northern Scotland could lose access to electricity and water for several days.
The last time there was a code red in the UK was storm Dennis which hit the country in February 2020. Dennis was one of the strongest storms ever recorded. The wind blew very hard and there was very heavy rain. Five people died as a result of the storm.
Flooding in England due to Storm Dennis
The Netherlands is heading towards its wettest October ever
Heavy rain will also occur in the Netherlands on Friday and Saturday, but this will not be caused by Storm Babet. Rainfall is expected to range from 60 to 70 millimeters in the center of the Netherlands.
In October, 100 millimeters of rain fell. This puts us on track for the wettest October on record ever measured. “We haven’t reached it yet, but we will most likely reach that record,” Elferink said.
The wettest October on record was in 1932, when 193 millimeters of rain fell in De Bilt.
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