17-10-2018 22:30 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Weatherwatch: rare atmospheric river caused UK flooding

Fields covered in flood water after Storm Callum passed through Carmarthen, west Wales.The eastern side of the UK woke on Saturday to a stiff southerly wind and temperatures more akin to what can be expected in mid-August.Meanwhile, a rare type of frontal system further west brought severe flooding to parts of Wales as a river of tropical moisture fed heavy rains across the hills.
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