Alan,

Rossendale has had an incredible amount of rain from a thunderstorm that
developed and crept along the western side of the Pennines, from about
4:15pm until around 6:30pm. Rainfall total recorded 44.2mm for the
duration!!! Somewhere in the region MUST have experienced flash flooding.
After a slight respite it's started to rain again.

Steve

Hi Steve,
radar now shows a line of heavy rain extending from the severn estury to the
north of your location with embedded thunderstorms moving slowly NNW.
Lightning now getting more intense here with the rain getting lighter,
best regards,
Alan

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