WE have had weeks of seemingly endless rain, now the deluge will be joined by tornadoes as Britain’s freakish summer just gets even weirder.
Forecasters said warm moist air is likely to trigger twisters strong enough to tear roof tiles off buildings across central England from tomorrow.
It comes amid warnings that torrential downpours will get heavier with some areas facing a month’s worth of rain in three hours.
The non-stop downpours will continue to bring the risk of widespread floods until at least the end of the month – and weather experts last night predicted they could continue through July and August.
Jonathan Powell, of Vantage Weather Services, said: “Temperatures are set to rise this week and could get into the 70s.
“But then we will have a swath of moist, warm air, the perfect ingredients for tornadoes. These will be a threat anywhere but mainly across the UK’s central belt known as Tornado Alley.”
Flood-hit parts of Britain could be battered by further heavy deluges from today.
Mr Powell said Friday would be “absolutely dreadful”. Wales and South-west England may get five more inches of rain by then.
He added: “We could see nine inches by the end of the month, triple the average. There are signs July and August could follow the same picture. There is no doubt we are in for one of the wettest summers on record.”
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There was still no sign last night of water firms lifting their hosepipe bans. Bosses said groundwater reserves are still below optimum levels.
The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for the South-west today. Forecaster Charlie Powell said isolated parts of Cornwall could see more than two inches of rain – almost a month’s worth – in three hours with no let-up in sight.
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