LONDON has been gripped by travel chaos this afternoon as flooding shuts Tube and train lines.
A torrential downpour has lashed the capital causing severe delays on multiple tube lines and shutting some stations.
The Circle, District, Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan and London Overground are all reported to be experiencing severe delays, according to Transport for London.
The Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines were also part-suspended as at 6.30pm.
And water was seen pouring through the ceiling at London’s Liverpool Street station earlier this evening.
A TFL spokesperson told Sun Online: “We apologise to customers whose journeys have been disrupted this afternoon.
“A small number of our stations have been closed or part-closed due to flooding, caused by the heavy rain.
“We’re working to clear the water as quickly as possible so that services can return to normal. “Passengers are advised to check the TfL website and our social media feeds for the latest information.”
Britain has been battered by thunderstorms and 50mph gales with alerts being issued for parts of England.
The heavy rain has caused major disruption for commuters as hurricanes Humberto and Jerry lash the country.
apparently london has forgotten what rain is. so many stations are flooded
absolute shambles
— lucy (@hilucyhere) September 24, 2019
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for much of England and Wales today, with flooding in some areas.
As of 9am, the Environment Agency had issued two flood warnings for south-west England and 27 flood alerts across the rest of the country.
Met Office forecaster Luke Miall said 48mm of rain has already fallen in parts of Hampshire over the past six hours, while mid-Dorset experienced 36.4mm.
England and Wales are set to be pummelled by 30-50mm of rain today, with up to 70mm in isolated spots, the Met Office said.
Mr Miall said: “There is likely to be disruption throughout central and southern England.
“I would expect quite a lot of surface water flooding on the roads. That will cause some disruption to people travelling, so you can expect journey times to be delayed.”
I would expect quite a lot of surface water flooding on the roads. That will cause some disruption to people travelling, so you can expect journey times to be delayed.
Met Office forecaster Luke Miall
Mr Miall said an area stretching from Liverpool down to the south-east coast is at risk of seeing between 15mm and 30mm of rain fall within “a couple of hours” this morning.
The Travel Dorset Twitter account, run by Dorset Council, said there has been reports of “deep flooding” in parts of Dorchester this morning.
Meanwhile, the Environment Agency has two flood warnings in place for the River Frome between Maiden Newton and Dorchester, in Dorset, south west England.
It said flooding “is expected” along the river between 8am and 6pm today.
A further 27 flood alerts, where flooding “is possible”, have been issued for rivers in the South East, East Midlands and North West of England.
The downpour is being brought by a burst of low pressure travelling across the UK, along with warm and humid air linked to the remnants of Hurricane Humberto which hit the Bermuda coastline last week.
The wet weather is due to move further north in the afternoon. However, another band of rain is forecast to hit the South West of England and Wales, Mr Miall said.
Tuesday’s weather warning is set to last until 11pm and although the heavy rain is expected to clear by Wednesday, a low-pressure front is expected to remain for the rest of the week.
This will bring bright and breezy weather to the UK along with some showers or prolonged spells of rain.
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Temperatures could rise to the low 20s, which is slightly warmer than average for early autumn.
The norm for this time of year is in the mid-to-high teens.
Yellow weather warnings were also in place in some places during the weekend, with scattered thundery showers on Sunday afternoon.
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