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There were also reports of a tornado in Halstead in Essex at around 4pm, while TORRO, the tornado and storm research organisation, said parts of England were at risk.
Long periods of rain and thunder will be broken by brief spells of scorching sunshine as the unstable weather “bounces” between extremes.
Gale force winds are battering England and Wales while heavy rain threatens flooding.
The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for wind in south-west England, the Midlands and the South East, and for wind and rain in Wales.
A yellow severe warning alert issued at lunchtime today warned the entire west coast of the UK would be affected as the monster storm sweeps in from the Atlantic.
The April washout is set to continue as forecasters predict a month’s worth of rainfall will fall in five days across many parts of Britain.
