Thunderstorm warnings are in place for large parts of the UK, with risk of flooding - as a mile-long swarm of flying ants arrives on the south coast
"Where this happens some disruption could occur with up to around 25mm of rain falling in an hour and perhaps 40mm in two or three hours. Frequent lightning, hail and a few strong wind gusts could accompany these storms."
The wet weather is likely to bring surface water flooding in parts of south-west England and south Wales, the Environment Agency warned. Flooding is also possible elsewhere in Wales and the west of England.Picture:It comes as swarms of flying ants were spotted on and around the south coast of England over the weekend.
Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: "Every year around this time we do pick them up on the rain radar. At the moment it’s harder to tell because we’ve got so many showers and the ants look like showers."When we do get the rain, they don’t fly as much. It’s generally the southern parts of the UK where we tend to notice it most.
He added: "They were picked up on the radar on Friday. It was much drier and it was easier to spot them. They can be seen several miles across – they look like very heavy showers. On Friday it was about a mile."
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