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East Midlands set for very heavy rain as Met Office names 154 areas at risk

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 6d ago
505 distinct posts / 48h, matching East 476 Office 32 Midlands 3
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6d ago NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026 For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing adviso… -1.0
6d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 2:02AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC At 202 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Terra Ceia, or 13 miles northeast of R… -1.0
6d ago At 3:49 PM EDT, 1 ESE Bridgeport [Harrison Co, WV] 911 Call Center reports Flash Flood. Water rescue at Benedum Drive near East Main Street. Vehicle disabled with occupants trapped with water up to… -5.0
6d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 11:02PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY At 1102 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Scottsbluff, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Win… -1.5
6d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 10:30PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY At 1029 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Morrill, or 12 miles east of Torrington, moving s… -3.0
6d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE At 1030 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Ericso… -1.5
6d ago IND extends time of Flood Warning for East Fork White River at Seymour [IN] till Aug 20, 6:17 AM EDT at Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:56:26 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -4.0
6d ago IND extends time of Flood Warning for East Fork White River at Seymour [IN] till Aug 20, 6:17 AM EDT Link -4.0
6d ago IND issues Flood Warning valid at Aug 19, 5:00 PM EDT for East Fork White River near Rivervale [IN] till Aug 23, 8:00 AM EDT Link -3.5
6d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 9:42PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE At 942 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northwest of Amelia, or 24 miles southeast … -3.5
6d ago LBF issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ROCK AND SOUTHWESTERN HOLT COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM CDT [wind: 55 MPH, hail: 0.88 IN] at Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:42:56 +0000 via IEMbot Addit… -2.5
6d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ROCK AND SOUTHWESTERN HOLT COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM CDT [wind: 55 MPH, hail: 0.88 IN] Link -2.5
6d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 9:31PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE At 931 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles south of Johnstown, or 16 miles southwest o… -3.5
6d ago LBF issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH 945 PM CDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.75 IN] at Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:19:33 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -1.5
6d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH 945 PM CDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.75 IN] Link -3.0
6d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 7:33PM MDT by NWS Bismarck ND At 732 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hettinger, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gu… -2.5
6d ago BYZ issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL CUSTER AND WEST CENTRAL FALLON COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM MDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.25 IN] at Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:46:09 +0000 via IEMbot Addi… -3.0
6d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 8:46PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN At 846 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Freeport, or 24 miles we… -2.5
6d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL CUSTER AND WEST CENTRAL FALLON COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM MDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.25 IN] Link -2.5
6d ago The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has expanded and now includes Boone, Knox, Madison, Pierce, Greeley, Howard, Nance, Sherman, and Valley counties through 2:00am Tuesday, August 18th. We may see more … -2.0
6d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 9:31PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC At 931 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles west of Spartanburg, or near USC U… -2.0
6d ago FFC issues A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Barrow, northwestern Clarke, Jackson and southwestern Madison Counties through 945 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail:... at Tue, 18 Au… -4.0
6d ago NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026 For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisor… -2.0
6d ago A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Barrow, northwestern Clarke, Jackson and southwestern Madison Counties through 945 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] Link -3.0
6d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 8:04PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE At 804 PM CDT/704 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mullen, moving east at 25 mph. HAZ… -3.0
6d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 8:51PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA At 851 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Leedstown, or near Colonial Beach, moving east at … -3.5
6d ago Flooding in east-central Illinois over the weekend along the Vermilion and Middle Fork Rivers closed roads and pushed debris down the Middle Fork. -3.0
6d ago Garfield, NE; Wheeler, NE: At 750 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles east of Calamus Reservoir State Recreation Area, or 8 miles north of Burwell, mov… -7.0
6d ago $1.6 billion project to restore one of Amtrak's tunnels across the East River in NYC has been completed on time...significant repairs were required for this and one of the other East River tunnels … +5.0
6d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 6:35PM MDT by NWS Billings MT At 635 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ekalaka, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gust… -3.5

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T3 Met Office names 27 areas facing heavy rain on Wednesday - full list weather_forecast express.co.uk prepared, alert, soaked
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T3 East Midlands set for very heavy rain as Met Office names 154 areas at risk weather_flooding nottinghampost.com threatening, soggy, disruptive
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T3 East Midlands set for very heavy rain as Met Office names 154 areas at risk weather_flooding derbytelegraph.co.uk urgent, worried, threatened
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T3 Met Office issues 12-hour power cut warning as 6 areas face heavy rain weather_forecast express.co.uk urgent, threatening, disruptive
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T3 East Midlands set for very heavy rain as Met Office names 154 areas at risk weather_forecast leicestermercury.co.uk anxious, urgent, uneasy
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fear
T3 Met Office issues overnight power cuts warning to 40 UK areas - full list weather_forecast express.co.uk worried, vulnerable, uneasy
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fear
T3 Met Office issues power cut warning to 34 areas for Thursday - full list ⚖ Contested weather_forecast express.co.uk disruptive, cautionary, inconvenient
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anticipation