Britain to be battered by a month’s worth of rain and 60mph gales as tail-ends of Hurricane Lee and Maria hit.
Lee, which caused devastation in the Caribbean, will howl in first before Maria unleashes her tail end on Sunday. The stormy weather is expected to last into next week.
Forecasters are so concerned they have issued a yellow rain warning that begins at Midnight on Sunday and ends at 6pm on Monday.
They reckon up to 100mm could cause widespread flooding. The average rainfall for the entire month of September is 96mm.
Met Office forecaster Nicky Maxey said: "A low pressure system was bringing rain to the UK on Saturday anyway, but that's going to be slightly heavier because of Lee's tail end.
"The wind and rain will continue into Sunday before Maria takes over with 60mph winds and up to 100mm of rain in remote areas.
Deadly Maria killed at least 32 people in the Caribbean, battering the islands of Dominica and Martinique with 160mph winds.
The category five storm ripped the roof off the Dominica prime minister's residence and caused what he called "mind-boggling" devastation.
Lee, which caused devastation in the Caribbean, will howl in first before Maria unleashes her tail end on Sunday. The stormy weather is expected to last into next week.
Forecasters are so concerned they have issued a yellow rain warning that begins at Midnight on Sunday and ends at 6pm on Monday.
They reckon up to 100mm could cause widespread flooding. The average rainfall for the entire month of September is 96mm.
Met Office forecaster Nicky Maxey said: "A low pressure system was bringing rain to the UK on Saturday anyway, but that's going to be slightly heavier because of Lee's tail end.
"The wind and rain will continue into Sunday before Maria takes over with 60mph winds and up to 100mm of rain in remote areas.
Deadly Maria killed at least 32 people in the Caribbean, battering the islands of Dominica and Martinique with 160mph winds.
The category five storm ripped the roof off the Dominica prime minister's residence and caused what he called "mind-boggling" devastation.
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