By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist
June 23,2016; 9:19PM,EDT
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A depression that tracked from northern France to the North Sea spread heavy rain and thunderstorms across South East England on early Thursday morning.
The rain totaled 48.8 mm (1.92 inches) at St. James Park. London averages 45.7 mm (1.80 inches) for the entire month of June.
(Photo/@EnjoytheViewEU)Other rainfall totals include 55.1 mm (2.17 inches) at Farnborough, 43.4 mm at Northolt (1.71 inches) and 27.4 mm (1.08 inches) at Heathrow Airport.
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The London Fire Brigade's 999 control officers received more than 550 weather-related emergency calls and firefighters attended over 400 incidents due to the torrential rain and thunderstorms, according to an official press release.
"The high volume of weather-related emergency calls received between 0130 and 0630 this morning is nearly twice the number of all 999 calls that our control officers deal with in a normal day," a London Fire Brigade spokesperson said.
Some of the flooding occurred along the River Rom at Romford, where the Environment Agency reports the river came out of its banks in many locations.
"Firefighters also attended a number of calls to reports of property being struck by lightning," the press release said, adding that there have been no reports of serious injuries.
Rescue crews stand amid flood waters in Romford on Thursday morning. (Twitter Photo/London Fire Brigade)
The flooding disrupted rail and tube service. Transport for London reports that service has been suspended on parts of the District Line and London Overground.
After lengthy delays, Southern Railway also suspended all West London services for the remainder of the day.
The travel chaos created issues for commuters and those heading to the polls on European Union referendum day.
BBC News reports a polling station in Chessington sustained flooding but remains open.
Flooding in Chinbrook Meadows in southeast London. (Twitter Photo/@GeogMaxwell)
300 '999' calls as we attend floods & lightning strikes in #londonstorm http://bit.ly/28NY3PW pic @globalsnewsroom
Crews are helping some Romford commuters get into work with our specialist flood equipment http://bit.ly/28NY3PW
Lightning hits conifer explodes into pieces early hours today #Thunderstorms #Horsham (pics courtesy cherie)
Martyn Griffiths
think
this could be divine intervention!! as a lot of rich Londoners with
vested interests in staying in EU (nannies au pairs etc etc) may have
had trouble reaching their polling stations (we can only pray thats the
case) I am in Wolverhampton and we have had gorgeous hot dry weather but
the majority of West Midlands residents are voting OUT!! as they are
obviously affected a hell of a lot more than these wealthy Londonders
however saying that my daughter has been flooded out in her basement
office in Victoria this morning, sewage, dead rats etc gushing in! well
Ive always said London is a complete
filthy City now! and I was born and bred there in the sixties when it
was a decent place to live - not now!! filthy overcrowded rat ridden
conuerbation and apparently a lot of the mansions down the street her
office is in haved also been flooded - ha ha no doubt owned but not
lived in by Russion oligarchs bought with dirty money - no sympathy,
about time London had some sh-- sent back to them.
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Martin Smith ·
Auguries as in Horace with the flooded Tiber! These things are real.
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