England braces for flooding as thunderstorms forecast in parts of UK

Festivalgoers brave rain and strong winds as ‘unsettled’ conditions expected to last over bank holiday weekend Heavy rain is expected over the weekend, forecasters have said, with people heading to major music festivals warned of unseasonably strong winds. That came after large parts of England braced for flooding on Friday. The Environment Agency (EA) issued flood alerts across the Midlands and into South Yorkshire, having earlier sent out a more-serious flood warning in the town of Nelson, Lancashire. Met Office forecasters said parts of the country would see thunderstorms. They issued a yellow warning on Friday, saying heavy showers and thunderstorms could cause travel disruption. The forecasters predicted “unsettled” weather throughout the weekend and into the start of next week, with “heavy, thundery showers in many areas on Sunday”. But, as of Friday afternoon, the conditions were not expected to be severe enough to warrant renewed weather warnings. “It’s a rather unsettled bank holiday weekend. Saturday will start for many with a band of rain spreading north-east. That will be replaced by heavy showers with the potential for more thunderstorms, it will also be a windy day, p