153 lightning strikes a minute and hailstones the size of GOLF BALLS as superstorm hits the Midlands and sweeps northTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% Y& S1 j4 s& q" V
- Retired teacher Michael Ellis, 66, dies after being swept away by floodwater near Ludlow, Shropshire
- Hailstones the size of GOLF BALLS batter a village in Leicestershire - smashing a car window
- 37mm of rain fell in six hours in Shobdon, Herefordshire this morning
- 'It was like Birmingham-on-Sea' says teacher after rain hits
- Southern England escapes downpour completely as rain falls on West Midlands
- North-south divide as temperatures hit 28C in Gravesend and 27C in London
By Rob Cooper
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Torrential storms battered parts of the Midlands and the north today causing almost unprecedented scenes with hundreds of shops and homes flooded and motorists having to be rescued from their vehicles.
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At the storm’s peak, 153 lightning strikes were being recorded every minute. In Leicestershire the freak weather saw hailstones as big as golf balls crash down, some even smashing car windows.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 L- Z. l9 k, O3 M) j2 j. @. C
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In Shropshire, a 66-year-old retired schoolteacher was swept to his death when a normally gentle brook burst its banks after two hours of torrential rain causing a flash flood.
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- V! z1 S) m' ^$ _( b# ?, L5 h5.39.217.76Bolt from above: A fork of lightning strikes behind marquees set up for the weekend airshow at RAF Waddington, Lincs6 N# B% a' u( X5 E1 l1 ]0 v
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- E) G' G! l$ q' h公仔箱論壇Hail: The ground looks like it is covered in snow in Queniborough, Leicestershire, following a storm this afternoon
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Whopper: A freak 14cm-long hailstone which fell in Leicestershire TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" J; M7 D+ B+ d! I" b2 {
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- `( z5 v! h( v. H% g; d公仔箱論壇Hailstones the size of golf balls which fell in Sian Colver's garden in Leicestershire this afternoon
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Michael Ellis, 66, a retired deputy headteacher had been driving home after having blood tests at a nearby doctor's surgery when the sudden floods cut him off in the village of Bittlerley, near Ludlow, just half-a-mile from his home.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 r; l9 V; \: ]; R3 _$ L& K3 e
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Mr Ellis, who lived in the village with his wife Judith, 68, for more than 10 years, abandoned the silver Ford Ka by some farm buildings and attempted to make his way back home by foot.' S3 v2 ^ q* f6 b
h9 ~3 X2 v% ^1 u# S& Y公仔箱論壇But he only managed to walk 100 yards before he was swept away.5.39.217.76' U6 @0 P! z% w# j# ~, }
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Caught in the rain: Two Newcastle girls are left utterly drenched as the thunderstorm hits
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9 S$ X; T% t; @5.39.217.76Witnesses said the man's body was found nearby after the emergency services launched a huge search as heavy rain hit.
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$ A$ ?, O" f1 ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe said: 'He taught me maths at Ludlow School and I am 50, he has been in the village that amount of time.5.39.217.760 V5 P0 V4 ~# b0 k( @3 W
& {; c; M' o2 g3 C公仔箱論壇'He was a very well respected member of the community. He has helped me a lot in my work as a councillor and I have very fond memories of him as a member of the community and as a friend.3 n X' {& W+ k: l. T, S
1 t6 n( m7 X1 I0 @% h, C公仔箱論壇'He will be deeply missed. His wife is in shock.'
# j( |- N& o6 T+ JMr Huffer said Mr Ellis had parked his car - a Kia Sportage 4x4 - in a layby to avoid driving through the floods and attempted to walk through a field towards his home in the village.+ A5 t6 Q- Q3 `' H5 H7 g
9 C8 P! v' p7 ~( P9 n& P' Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe said: 'He's parked his car here and cut across through a gate on the right hand side and tried to cross the brook at a higher level.5 ?8 Z% k$ [+ F: ^ J
8 j! S% ]8 U/ E8 H2 y'Obviously he has got swept away.
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* K% }' J. ^! m) ]1 N% d) B5.39.217.76The picturesque own of Appleby was particularly badly hit, many homes were pumped out and the local primary school had its play area flooded.
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In Tyneside trains were cancelled at Central station in Newcastle and Gateshead's MetroCentre and Ikea store were evacuated.
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Witnesses described an announcement of a "technical fault" at the MetroCentre before water burst into the building and flooded shop floors.
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In Northumberland, police warned motorists to take care as they received reports of flooding around Haltwhistle, Greenhead Bank and all along the A69 and A68.
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Half a month's rain fell in just an hour this morning as the severe storm hit across the Midlands. In Scampton, Lincolnshire, 25.8mm of rain fell between 1pm and 2pm.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 v7 ~, G% I( C. D! Z0 A
Rita Gatehouse, 66, said: 'Mike had been to doctors for blood tests and was driving home. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- [, a1 R6 g- `6 p8 r! x
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'He found himself stranded by the flood waters and couldn't drive through - so he got out and walked. He must have been trying to find a different way around when he got into difficulties.'
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He also ran a Girl Guides group with his wife Judith. The couple did not have any children.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! ^% W3 z) O/ U
Earlier, 22.2m fell in Winterbourne, West Midlands, as a weather front moved across the country. And Shrobdon, Herefordshire, had 37mm of rain between 6am and midday today - with most of the wet weather coming during a three-hour period.! f0 [5 J0 d: Z% z
Henry Chance, chairman of Bitterley Parish Council, where a man died, said: 'This flooding is the worst I can ever remember in living memory. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! G" d7 c8 `4 _7 M/ c
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% {. M/ a7 s2 G'You wouldn't even know there was any kind of waterway running through Bitterley - you could walk up and down it in wellies.
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In Birstall, Leicestershire, hailstones the size of golf balls fell this afternoon - smashing a car window in the process. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 M, w: [% `2 r$ y* h+ y/ h
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The hailstones - which measured up to 6cm (2.3ins) in diameter - fell during an hour long storm which started at around 1pm.
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'I was shocked when I saw the size of them, they were like golf balls.'3 h4 z$ B) m6 V' F6 {1 f) m
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Thunderclap: A home video shows a bolt of lightning striking the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle
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Chaos: Thunderstorms in Newcastle upon-Tyne turn the quayside roadway into a river with drivers battling to keep moving in the rising floodwater
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Calamity: A car is submerged in Gateshead by the Athletics stadium. Motorists were left stranded up to their windows in the rush hour superstorm
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(Right) A pedestrian is soaked to the skin in Newcastle while two women shelter under their umbrellas in Appleby, Cumbria 5.39.217.76% V' {7 g+ b, Y4 \8 U6 I
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4 j/ i' e: b4 U% z( O9 ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRescue: Submerged vehicles in the Heaton district of Newcastle where a dramatic rooftop rescue took place after a mother and baby were forced to take refuge on their car roof
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* a; D8 m0 n( X* h etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFloodwaters rise around stranded cars as the rain teems down in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne where roads were transformed into lakes in a matter of secondsTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 M2 L+ F2 q4 l3 d
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A car drives through an area of Whitley Bay, North Tyneside which was transformed into an enormous lake after a sudden downpour) s7 p* z7 Q' B8 L* ?
& E3 o, ^* H6 M& w# Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut as parts of the country were hit by wet weather, London and the south of England remained dry this afternoon as the fourth day of tennis got underway at Wimbledon.
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Temperatures of 28C were recorded in Gravesend while there was 27C in London
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# Q: j8 M* I! ?8 }+ c) s' }' `! C5.39.217.76A black and white image shows hundreds of lightning strikes as red crosses stretching from Wales in the West across as far as Derbyshire.
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+ O+ R8 z5 A/ ZDan Quirk, 34, a deputy headteacher from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, said he had never seen such a sudden and sharp hour of rain before.
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Unprecedented scenes in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, as the run-off from the heavy rain cascades over a bank# W4 d' ^9 v3 V, R7 s
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- u( k( N6 Q8 ~9 L) mLast stop: A bus struggles through deep water along a flooded street in the Heaton district of Newcastle upon Tyne 7 l, k+ N( A' C( q: U3 w
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Overload: Water gushes out from underneath a manhole cover in Cullercoats, near Whitley Bay on Tyneside
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Day turns into night: Many areas, such as this part of Newcastle, were plunged into darkness as the thunderstorm hit5.39.217.765 t }7 b1 ^# O. \. E3 g* A e
5 t3 y1 M' M$ p5 Y" I8 O9 e& wTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。He said: 'It was like Birmingham-on-Sea, I have never seen it come down that fast or with such power, it was incredible.'The road was literally turned into a river in just a few minutes.'A 90-year-old man had to be rescued from his car by fire crews in Worfield, Shropshire, as three feet of water rose around his car on the A454.公仔箱論壇* Q8 ^& @, z3 x- [% m. {, A8 A
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Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said the 90-year-old man was one of a number of people rescued from vehicles following downpours in the Bridgnorth area of the county.8 H+ X) j8 @3 r7 W/ Q2 w
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Herefordshire Council said a number of roads across the county were submerged, with severe localised flooding affecting Orleton, Brimfield, Yarpole and Kingsland.
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) A$ Z1 d6 t% zThe Environment Agency urged people to be on alert for more flash flooding across the Midlands and northern England as the Met Office forecast outbreaks of torrential rain across many central and northern parts of the country.
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5 _' ]: U; k; ^% rThere is a continued risk of surface water flooding this afternoon and into the evening if drainage systems are overwhelmed by rainfall.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 [( ]" c7 u4 w4 y0 M+ L
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& K/ c$ I8 O, M" GScene: The flooded stream where 66-year-old Michael Ellis was tragically killed after being swept away by fast-flowing water at Bittlerley, near Ludlow, ShropshireTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 O/ w7 N, A- g3 a8 U; p1 \% v
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7 I" R+ |, [1 f f3 m v7 y6 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMotorists struggle along flooded roads near Bellingham in Northumberland following a torrential downpourtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 P' y: X0 S: Y. c! U G D! w
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Washout: A road in Bodlmere, Sutton Coldfield, is turned into a river this morning as a huge thunderstorm strikes
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* r% g! ~ a! P, }- Q9 R% OMaking a splash: A huge storm strikes in Boldmere, Birmingham this morning as 22mm - or almost an inch - of rain fell in 24 hours5.39.217.76+ d0 n6 O0 j- X, e4 l3 l4 G
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Shattered: A broken rear windscreen on an Audi which was smashed by falling hailstones in Leicestershire3 j, T; ?+ S" {$ T$ F2 K" R( y
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Whoppers: The golf-ball sized hailstones which fell in Sian Colver's garden in Birstall, Leicestershire today公仔箱論壇& V0 F1 S. N# Q" t% |
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The heavy rain could also cause rivers to rise rapidly, the Environment Agency warned. It said the public should stay away from swollen rivers and not drive through floodwater.5.39.217.76! g/ d; B' ?* A: r
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West Mercia Police said the Redditch Ringway had been closed after a 66ft section of wall collapsed and caused two trees to fall into the carriageway this morning.5.39.217.760 M+ }6 |4 c" C: |
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Structural engineers were due to assess the damage following the incident. The fire service said Bromsgrove in north Worcestershire had been badly affected by heavy downpours in the area.
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% |% M* ^, i3 j! Z, lBritish summertime: A shop worker wades through floodwater in Penkridge, Staffordshire, as the country is hit by torrential rain and thunderstorms
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Soaking: Torchbearer Glenn Chambers carries the Olympic flame between Edwinstowe and Mansfield, during a heavy downpour today
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6 K7 H' i: F' F# {( N: L! b* ALunchtime soaking: Two women get caught in the rain in Spinningfields, Manchester city centre today
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Crews received about 30 calls from north Herefordshire between 8.30am and 10am, with another 30 from north Worcestershire later in the morning. The Environment Agency said up to 35mm of rain had fallen in one hour in Herefordshire.
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Worcestershire County Council said Westacre Middle School in Droitwich had been closed after a downstairs classroom was flooded.5.39.217.76% L( i+ z( c' C# Y$ e( ^
+ }9 @0 S+ M- Z7 F2 [TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 London Midland tweeted that lines are blocked after flooding between Barnt Green and Bromsgrove in north Worcestershire. Gemma Plumb, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said that there would be more wet weather to come over the next few days - although not on the scale of this morning. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% `2 G0 k+ _' n
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Wet: Heavy rainfall in Edgbaston, Birmingham, causes localised flooding today5.39.217.76% L5 [ }" z5 S* k1 g
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Splash: A woman cycles through a large puddle in Edgbaston, Birmingham, today after a downpour this morning
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Soaking: The huge thunderstorm which hit the Midlands this morning can be seen in the centre of this weather map from today
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Summer soaking: Penkridge, Staffordshire, is hit by flash-flooding today after torrential rainfall overnightTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 i0 H" c0 `+ Y( e- T2 s% x
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4 d$ u4 p7 C7 `: `- gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFury: David Cameron is confronted by Kathleen Simpson as he leaves the town hall in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, after a meeting with council officials and emergency services workers about the floods which hit the town on Friday night
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'The Midlands will see further heavy showers and thunderstorms this afternoon but it should clear during the evening,' she said. 公仔箱論壇9 f l7 p% t' R+ }0 u3 c/ H
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'There will be further heavy showers in north Wales and it is looking like there will be further rain across the north-east, Northern Ireland and Scotland. + Z3 l! o- E5 q: A% j5 z3 y
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'There is a chance of rain at Wimbledon later and we cannot rule out the possibility of showers across the south where it has been largely dry.公仔箱論壇1 n! n5 e* Q0 }1 t" e( w
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Scorcher: Sunseekers enjoy the weather in Hyde Park today as temperatures reached as high as 27C
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. T- D2 I9 k- n8 B" q6 Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWeather outlook: Much of the north is being hit by heavy rain this afternoon - and there are two dark and cloudy days ahead
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Wet weather: A bus driver goes through floodwater in the Twinbrook estate, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, todaytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 W2 D3 L. o2 K5 H A
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Downpour: Council workers try to clear blocked drains as flood water settles in the Twinbrook estate, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
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Earlier, Prime Minister David Cameron was confronted by a voter today as he visited one of the towns affected by devastating floods last week.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb U9 j/ h9 ]: ]! v0 ~$ P3 Y5 q: ?* P& Q
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Mr Cameron was leaving the town hall in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, when Kathleen Simpson surprised him as he was getting into his car.Mr Cameron had just left a meeting with council officials and emergency services workers about the deluge which hit the town on Friday night.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 g2 [6 U4 n9 z F
5 l+ i/ e% \0 Y( O3 t. U4 [5.39.217.76Before he left Todmorden Town Hall today, Mr Cameron said: 'First of all, one's sympathy just goes out to people who had their homes flooded and have seen so many treasured possessions destroyed.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 c0 Z) u( W6 u
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Deluge: Three youths make their way along a flooded pathway in Lisburn, Northern Ireland
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'But what you see is an incredibly strong community come together with real purpose - very positive - to help each other out.
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S; t& I/ B) e- o. V$ L公仔箱論壇The council's doing a good job. We will fill in any gaps if that's required.'The Prime Minister added: 'This is a beautiful area of our country and it's absolutely open for business.'$ M& C4 k2 o5 c4 ?8 i
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Mr Cameron talked about investment in flood relief but said: 'That will never protect everybody. 'There was a month's rain that fell in 24 hours. 'You can't protect against some of that but we'll do everything we can.'3 X; n, \) ~1 N4 T- ~
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No washout: Andy Murray signs an autograph for a fan at Wimbledon this morning before the start of his second round match |
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