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Thunderstorms and flash floods in Penarth Heavy rain and storms bring flash floods to south Wales
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Intense downpours are causing flash flooding across south Wales as a chain of thunderstorms move north. Intense downpours are causing flash flooding across south Wales.
According to the Met Office radar, the most intense rain so far has been between Cardiff and Newport, heading north towards Caerphilly and beyond.According to the Met Office radar, the most intense rain so far has been between Cardiff and Newport, heading north towards Caerphilly and beyond.
Several homes and businesses in the Vale of Glamorgan have been flooded. Homes and businesses in the Vale of Glamorgan have been flooded including a restaurant in Penarth.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has been called out to several addresses in Penarth. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has been called out to several addresses across the area.
Crews have been sent to a flooded cellar on Pill Street, a flooded kitchen on Victoria Road and a flooded road and garden on Windsor Road as well as other call-outs from Cowslip Drive and Augusta Crescent in Penarth and Stuart Close in Leckwith.Crews have been sent to a flooded cellar on Pill Street, a flooded kitchen on Victoria Road and a flooded road and garden on Windsor Road as well as other call-outs from Cowslip Drive and Augusta Crescent in Penarth and Stuart Close in Leckwith.
The fire service has also received reports of flooding in Twyn Sych Farm Lane Rudry, Caerphilly, while lightning has been recorded in Penarth, Cardiff, Newport, Cwmbran, Pontypool and Ebbw Vale. The fire service has also received reports of flooding in Caerphilly and crews in Cwmbran were called to Bagley Court, Thornhill and Larch Grove, Malpas, while there were also reports of flooding in St Julian's Newport.
A restaurant in Penarth has been battling blocked drains to keep the water out after the heavy storm to hit the area. The fire service said as the storm moved eastwards it appeared to be activating fire alarms at premises along its route.
Rhiannon Hartland, manager of Romeo's By The Sea in Penarth, said that staff had been out with brushes as water began to seep through the door. Meanwhile, lightning has been recorded in Penarth, Cardiff, Newport, Cwmbran, Pontypool and Ebbw Vale.
A restaurant in Penarth has been battling blocked drains to keep the water out after the heavy storm hit the area.
Rhiannon Hartland, manager of Romeo's By The Sea, said that staff had been out with brushes as water began to seep through the door.
None of the customers could leave because of the torrential rain and storms which were at their worst around 14:00 BST.None of the customers could leave because of the torrential rain and storms which were at their worst around 14:00 BST.
"The water came inside a bit and the carpet is ruined," she said."The water came inside a bit and the carpet is ruined," she said.
"It's gone down a lot now and we've cleared some of the drains. But it shouldn't have reached here.""It's gone down a lot now and we've cleared some of the drains. But it shouldn't have reached here."
The flooding follows a severe weather warning by the Met Office which was issued on Wednesday.
It had warned of heavy rain moving in from England bringing the risk of surface water flooding across south and mid Wales.
The updated yellow "be aware" warning said up to 15mm of rain could fall in an hour in some localities with more than 40mm overall.