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[歐洲] 風暴侵襲英國多地冰雹大如高球

153 lightning strikes a minute and hailstones the size of GOLF BALLS as superstorm hits the Midlands and sweeps north

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

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.

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.

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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- f8 Y9 E, f1 E$ y7 F, b% l) f4 ]
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Bolt from above: A fork of lightning strikes behind marquees set up for the weekend airshow at RAF Waddington, Lincs
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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

Hailstones the size of golf balls which fell in Sian  Colver's garden in Leicestershire this afternoon* g8 _- g- I: a2 ~! A1 M8 s
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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.
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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.
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But he only managed to walk 100 yards before  he was swept away.# p, K2 u" Y+ ^, [# m* [

Caught in the rain: Two Newcastle girls are left utterly  drenched as the thunderstorm hitsTVBNOW 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 w; L- I: }; ?  y7 t# x& b
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Witnesses said the man's body was found  nearby after the emergency services launched a huge search as heavy rain  hit.
Local councillor and farmer Richard Huffer,  50, said he had known Mr Ellis since he was taught by him at a secondary school  in nearby Ludlow more than three decades ago.公仔箱論壇0 j8 h2 M/ F! m, F8 o
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He said: 'He taught me maths at Ludlow School  and I am 50, he has been in the village that amount of time.5 ~+ o8 X% {$ w. D
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'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.5.39.217.76; q4 I# Z" h' j3 b- t; W1 X, N

'He will be deeply missed. His wife is in  shock.'' T6 L' u" }2 s, P2 a% {0 W
Mr 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.
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He 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.) D7 U( S, ~7 n! X
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'Obviously he has got swept away.

The picturesque own of Appleby was  particularly badly hit, many homes were pumped out and the local primary school  had its play area flooded. 5.39.217.76! D- X; _$ t0 l8 ^1 c

In Tyneside trains were cancelled at Central  station in Newcastle and Gateshead's MetroCentre and Ikea store were  evacuated.( [8 h  u- O% w& Y7 S5 L( Y5 P6 M
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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.; w6 d" ]. a4 T9 n
Flood alerts were issued across the North  East as tributaries to the region's rivers threatened to burst.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; r' t6 O' q  z, N  C: r3 x8 J+ V4 V
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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 A68.2 W. v3 e- ?* j9 Q" w4 z8 g

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.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。' H6 i) K- h1 b/ N! {7 l% Q% s5 @0 r9 R
Rita Gatehouse, 66, said: 'Mike had been to  doctors for blood tests and was driving home.
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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.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* _& u+ Q/ ?! ~9 R

He also ran a Girl Guides group with his wife  Judith. The couple did not have any children.
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.
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. O& o" C: g  y; R5 {: o8 `
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'The water down there is usually nothing more  than a brook - its just a trickle.
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'You wouldn't even know there was any kind of  waterway running through Bitterley - you could walk up and down it in wellies. 公仔箱論壇: O6 @0 |0 Z; L& G& T: P

In Birstall, Leicestershire, hailstones the size  of golf balls fell this afternoon - smashing a car window in the process.

The hailstones - which measured  up to 6cm  (2.3ins) in diameter - fell during an hour long storm which  started at around  1pm.
Sian Colver, 29, said: 'The weather is just  crazy, one minute everything was normal  with blue skies and then suddenly all  you could hear was what sounded  like bullets hitting rooves and  windows.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。% M" ~# N: K0 H
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'I was shocked when I saw the size of them,  they were like golf balls.'

Thunderclap: A home video shows a bolt of lightning striking the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle) {, y& g2 `5 `( m3 l1 w1 N

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
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Rescue: 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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Floodwaters rise around stranded cars as the rain teems down in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne where roads were transformed into lakes in a matter of seconds8 x. ]% c9 o& c) |& |

A car drives through an area of Whitley Bay, North  Tyneside which was transformed into an enormous lake after a sudden  downpour5.39.217.763 p3 S% f' \5 B
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But 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.

Temperatures of 28C were recorded in Gravesend while there was 27C in  London
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A black and white image shows  hundreds of  lightning strikes as red crosses stretching from Wales in  the West across as  far as Derbyshire.

Dan 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
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Last stop: A bus struggles through deep water along a flooded street in the Heaton district of Newcastle upon Tyne 5.39.217.76. `+ _# t0 }; @( D9 R4 E$ }

Overload: Water gushes out from underneath a manhole cover in Cullercoats, near Whitley Bay on Tyneside9 \2 r+ `: A# e7 k( p' ~
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Day turns into night: Many areas, such as this part of  Newcastle, were plunged into darkness as the thunderstorm hit公仔箱論壇/ ^- y4 X. A( N' }

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.
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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.) C: E9 S  U9 U; E
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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.7 ?' N; y3 f9 k5 f
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The 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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There is a continued risk of surface water  flooding this afternoon and into  the evening if drainage systems are  overwhelmed by rainfall.
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Scene: The flooded stream where 66-year-old Michael Ellis was tragically killed after being swept away by fast-flowing water at Bittlerley, near Ludlow, Shropshiretvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! j4 P0 w2 o1 d8 {! h4 i( @

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Motorists struggle along flooded roads near Bellingham in Northumberland following a torrential downpour

Washout: A road in Bodlmere, Sutton Coldfield, is turned into a river this morning as a huge thunderstorm strikes
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Making a splash: A huge storm strikes in Boldmere, Birmingham this morning as 22mm - or almost an inch - of rain fell in 24 hours

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Shattered: A broken rear windscreen on an Audi which was smashed by falling hailstones in Leicestershire

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Whoppers: The golf-ball sized hailstones which fell in  Sian Colver's garden in Birstall, Leicestershire today

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.
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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.

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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British 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 today0 S# B7 M) m9 v! T3 a' N( v# Q

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Lunchtime soaking: Two women get caught in the rain in  Spinningfields, Manchester city centre today

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.

Worcestershire County Council said Westacre  Middle School in Droitwich had been  closed after a downstairs classroom was flooded.

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.

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Wet: Heavy rainfall in Edgbaston, Birmingham, causes localised flooding today

Splash: A woman cycles through a large puddle in Edgbaston, Birmingham, today after a downpour this morning. l% O* c0 J- x) J1 z$ i

Soaking: The huge thunderstorm which hit the Midlands this morning can be seen in the centre of this weather map from today公仔箱論壇 P x" m e5 Z) C( w
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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。' C$ G6 Q( |( r

Fury: 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 nighttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ Z, K) G! _" @- }5 ^! T# j
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'The Midlands will see further heavy showers  and thunderstorms this  afternoon but it should clear during the evening,' she  said.
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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.

'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.
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'The  heavy thundery rain will move away from the north-east overnight but  there  will be further showers around tomorrow and at the weekend with  some of them  heavy - but not as bad as today.'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。! ^& K8 R5 X2 g7 D- B/ N

Scorcher: A woman enjoys the sun as she walks her dogs in Hyde Park today as temperatures reached 27C in central London
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Scorcher: Sunseekers enjoy the weather in Hyde Park today as temperatures reached as high as 27C. M% j% D- P1 ^% l/ i X; b% } I0 y

Summer sun: Rowers in traditional blazers watch the action at Henley Royal Regatta today

Weather outlook: Much of the north is being hit by heavy rain this afternoon - and there are two dark and cloudy days aheadtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 Y9 n% D. W8 {" i. w

Rising water: Bank workers look out on a rising flash flood after a torrential downpour in the Staffordshire village of PenkridgeTVBNOW 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 ]( D- a4 X- E( X2 Z1 z8 }
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Wet weather: A bus driver goes through floodwater in the Twinbrook estate, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, today
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Downpour: Council workers try to clear blocked drains as  flood water settles in the Twinbrook estate, Lisburn, Northern Irelandtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( A! _( B5 u1 d+ V; H# d
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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.公仔箱論壇6 S- K  n9 b" r

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.

Before 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.

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Deluge: Three youths make their way along a flooded pathway in Lisburn, Northern Irelandtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 r' r; @6 b) ~+ h1 M% G

Rising water: Shop workers try to protect their premises from a rising flash flood in Penkridge公仔箱論壇/ f; ^2 W, D! k! B8 p
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Sew-king: Workers outside a sewing shop in Penkridge today as flash flooding hit after the thunderstormtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% t" ^* x7 Y4 b9 t7 \

Olympic spirit dampened: Debbie Foote carries the  Olympic flame between Edwinstowe and Mansfield in heavy rain today on Day 41 of  the relay
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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.
'It really  needs to be said to thank everyone who took part in it. The Government stands by  to help in any way we can.

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.'9 i0 u' M5 X. |+ W, S$ l
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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.'