Dozens of flights cancelled at major airport due to Storm Conall

As Storm Conall drifts off towards The Netherlands to cause more devastation for people, we take a look at the main points from today. Thank you for following our coverage.

Flights cancelled to and from Amsterdam Schiphol – More than 70 flights have been cancelled at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport as The Netherlands braces itself for Storm Conall.

List of areas where two weeks’ worth of rain landed – Areas in the East of England, London & South East England and South West England were impacted.

Flood warnings – There are still 78 flood warnings in place across large parts of the UK.

Tributes to granddad killed in Storm Bert – A family has paid tribute to a ‘much loved’ granddad who died during Storm Bert after he was swept away.

Storm Conall brought two weeks worth of rain to many areas in the south of England overnight.

It has now been revealed which areas received the largest dump of rain from 6pm last night until 6.30am this morning.

The award goes to Dartmoor in Devon which received 47mm of rain during the period.

Other areas in order include Sutton Poyntz in Dorset which had 39mm, the South Downs had 34mm and Testwood in Hampshire had 32mm.

More than 70 flights have been cancelled at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport as The Netherlands braces itself for Storm Conall.

The storm is expected to bring strong winds to the country that chucked two weeks worth of rain on the south of England.

A spokeswoman for the airline said the flights in question were European flights to and from the airport.

We will bring you a full list of impacted flights in the next post.

A family has paid tribute to a ‘much loved’ granddad who died during Storm Bert after he was swept away.

Brian Perry, 75, was out for a walk with his wife and dog on Saturday close to the River Conwy in Wales when he was swept away in the afternoon.

Police, coastguard, fire teams and mountain rescue were out looking for him and appealed for help from locals as well.

His body was found near Trefriw the following day.

His family said in a statement: ‘We would like to thank North Wales Police and the rescue services for all their efforts, in extremely challenging conditions, to find our much loved husband, father, brother and grandfather, Brian, who was also held in great affection by his extended family and many friends.

‘There are no words to describe our feeling of loss but he will be truly loved every day.’

The family is being supported by specialist officers.

For some people during this stormy weather love has definitely been in the air.

Ashley Stevens and Davie Woodley-Kingston from Southampton decided to get engaged on the top of their car while stuck in flood water.

They were travelling to Taunton in Somerset for a romantic dinner while on a break in Chard when they were suddenly caught up in the flooding outside Taunton Racecourse.

Davie couldn’t wait any longer while stuck on the roof and popped the question to Ashley.

‘I was giving her a cuddle for warmth and I looked into her eyes and told her I loved her and was the happiest I’ve ever been,’ he said.

Luckily she said yes.

London was battered last night by Storm Conall which brought two weeks worth of heavy rain.

It means that a flood warning and flood alerts are in place across the capital as Londoners grapple with Conall’s impact.

The flood warning is currently in place at Ching Brook in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.

Below is a list of flood alerts that are in place across London.

• Beverley Brook area in Merton, Sutton, Kingston upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames and Wandsworth
• Chertsey Bourne
• Lower Lee tributaries
• Lower River Colne and Frays River
• Lower River Lee from Hoddesdon to Canning Town
• Lower River Medway
• Ravensbourne area in the London Boroughs of Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich and Croydon
• Redhill Brook at Redhill and Salfords Streams and Salfords
• River Bourne from Hadlow to East Peckham
• River Darent from Westerham to Dartford
• River Ingrebourne at Harold Park and Hornchurch
• River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham
• Rivers Eden and Eden Brook
• River Thames from Datchet to Shepperton Green
• River Thames from Shepperton to Molesey
• The Rivers Wid and Can
• Upper River Colne and Radlett Brook
• Upper River Wey
• Windle Brook and Hale, Mill and Addlestone Bournes

It is not good news for drivers in Oxfordshire this morning, with flood water from Storm Conall flooding roads.

Drivers have been warned to take extra care across the county today after more than two weeks of rain fell last night.

Across towns in the county, flood barriers have been installed and pumps put on standby as well.

Below are some pictures of drivers struggling in the conditions this morning.

Storm Conall has caused chaos overnight and it is no different on train services in the south of England this morning.

Southern Rail said in a statement: ‘All lines are now blocked between Tonbridge and Redhill. The following stations will have no rail service, and you will need to use alternative transport to reach them.

‘These include Nutfield, Godstone, Edenbridge, Penshurst and Leigh.’

Southeastern also said in a statement: ‘As a result of heavy rain flooding the railway Thameslink services between St Pancras and London Bridge are unable to run.

‘Thameslink passengers can use their tickets on Southeastern services, Underground and London Buses.’

Storm Conall has caused heavy rain overnight and into this morning with a Met Office yellow weather warning in place for parts of the UK today until midday.

As a result, flights to and from Norwich Airport have been cancelled today.

KLM has cancelled its KL1063 Amsterdam Schiphol to Norwich flight at 9.20pm today.

The KL1054 Norwich to Amsterdam flight at 6.15am on Thursday has also been cancelled.

This is because the strongest winds are expected in The Netherlands when Storm Conall batters the country.

The airline has said it will contact all passengers for rebooking and apologised for the inconvenience.

The storm is now moving east and north before it moves out over the North Sea.

Storm Conall has been named by the Dutch weather forecaster KNMI just as it landed in the UK.

Read more about all the storm names below.

Here are all the regions and local authorities where the warning for heavy rain is active until midday.

East of England

• Essex
• Southend-on-Sea
• Thurrock

London & South East England

• Brighton and Hove
• East Sussex
• Greater London
• Hampshire
• Isle of Wight
• Kent
• Medway
• Portsmouth
• Southampton
• Surrey
• West Sussex

South West England

• Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
• Dorset

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for further rain as two weeks’ worth of rain is expected.

The warning is in place until 12pm in southern England and London. Most of the area will see 15-20mm of rain while some areas could be battered by up to 40mm of rainfall.

Met Office said: ‘There is a lower chance of 50 mm of rain in a few places, more likely for the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Kent, before rain eases and clears by early afternoon. Given recent wet weather, some disruption to travel and infrastructure is likely.’

Flooding is expected across communities in the UK after ongoing heavy rain as Storm Conall landed.

Here are the 97 active red flood warnings, where water levels – already high in places – are expected to rise further.

A bright red danger to life flood warning – the highest category warning – remains in Northampton after Storm Bert where the River Nene burst its banks and flooded the Billings Aquadrome and business parks.

A further 141 amber flood alerts are active up and down the country, meaning flooding is possible in these areas.