3rd January - Today's News: Widespread Flooding as Storm Henk Hits Southern Britain
The Avon is now at its highest level - 3.8m - for some years, exceeding the height it reached on this same day last year and across the south of the country there are hundreds of flood warnings and travel disruption after Storm Henk with rail lines and roads in chaos, 750 flood alerts and warnings in place and 10,000 homes without power after 94mph gales left trail of destruction
Meanwhile, a suspected tornado splits ancient oak tree in Devon on Sunday
For the UK as a whole, 2023 was second warmest year on record, says Met Office - here it was my 3rd warmest year (after 2003 - although that was only for 10 months - and 2022) and also my wettest.
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