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Some parts of Kent have been affected by flooding as yet another powerful storm hit the county.
Forecasters at the Met Office have issued a yellow alert for thundery, heavy downpours until midnight on Sunday as temperatures remain high.
The Environment Agency has issued flood alerts for two areas as waters rise.
Sittingbourne, Gravesend and Teynham appear to have been particularly badly affected while drivers reported the A2 between Newington and Rainham under a lot of water.
In Lower Road and London Road in Teynham water levels reached the wheel arches of cars and started seeping into people’s homes.
The A249 at Key Street Roundabout had to be closed, which is believed to have been due to flooding in the underpass, causing long tailbacks in both directions.
Bill Smith’s back garden in Glovers Crescent, Sittingbourne, was inundated with runoff from Bell Road.
He said: “It happens every time there’s a heavy downpour and we’re fed up with it. There were manholes blowing off the road further up.”
Peter Pethers, manager of the Summoner in Sittingbourne High Street, said: “There was a massive downpour running through the [Bell] shopping centre and it immediately started to gather in the side entrance to the pub. We have secured that area.
“We swept most of the water away. It was just like a flash flood. It came down in seconds. The road outside was a river. It’s all drained away now.”
Kent County Council’s road safety team urged drivers to be careful heading out onto the roads this evening, while the Kent Police’s roads policing unit tweeted advice.
Julie Henderson, barmaid at The Stumble Inn, Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne, said water could be seen bubbling up through a drain on St Paul’s Street nearby causing bad traffic in the surrounding area.
She said: “It was pretty bad. They shut the road off down by Morrisons [Mill Way]. The drains couldn’t keep up with the water.”
Alice Wong, the owner of The George and New Territories in London Road, Teynham, said: “A little bit came in so I put something in the door to block it. It was bad in the afternoon but it’s all gone now.”
Sean Bone-Knell from Kent Fire and Rescue Service said they had seen the ‘extremes of weather’ over the past few weeks.
“Again with the forecast we can see both ends of the scale,” he said.
“We’ve had the hot weather and now we’ve got downpours. We’ve seen lots of flash flooding across Kent and people who live in areas that are susceptible to this should take the necessary precautions.
“But it’s also when people are driving. There can be some extremely hazardous driving conditions when roads that have been very dry suddenly get very wet. This can make the road surface very greasy and can cause accidents.”
The Environment Agency has issued flood warnings this afternoon.
It highlights possible issues on Sheppey with Scrapsgate Drain from the B2008 to the sea, through Minster and Scrapsgate and the Warden Bay Drain from Bay View to the sea, including Warden and surrounding holiday villages
In Ashford, it is possible levels in the Whitewater Dyke, Ruckinge Dyke and Aylesford Stream will rise and cause flooding to low-lying land.
Forecasters have predicted up to 30mm of rain could fall in an hour during particularly heavy downpours.
Lightning, large hail stones and strong gusts of wind are expected during the remainder of the day.
The Met Office said: “Significant flooding is possible from surface water as well as from small, fast-responding watercourses.”
The Environment Agency warned some drainage systems might not be able to cope with the intense rainfall, and teams are out clearing watercourses in preparation.
Barry Russell, Environment Agency operations manager, said: “We are doing all we can to prepare for the heavy rainfall, which increases the risk of surface water flooding.
“We are monitoring the situation closely and supporting local councils, who will respond to any reports of surface water flooding.
“The intense nature of the rainfall which causes surface water flooding makes it very difficult to accurately predict where it will occur, so I would urge people to check local weather forecasts and the gov.uk website for information on a regular basis.”
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