Weather. M56 J11-J10 (Stockton Heath)

[riwiho]

Jesus Wept !

Heading home from Chester after work this evening up the M56 and the heavens really did open up.

Traffic was backed up everywhere so took some back roads home and I traveled through 2inch deep stretches of pea sized hail, 1/2ft deep floods, burst drains pushing water meters into the air!

I have never experienced weather like that in the UK before and its bloody August !

Anyone else get caught in this?

[johno_VR6]

I got caught up in severe rain on the M62 over to Yorkshire this afternoon, visibility was ridiculous - as was standing water. Didn't stop the occasional idiot flying up the outside lane beyond the speed limit.

And why is it that wiper speeds are always incorrect for british rain?!

[LE52 MOG]

Also got caught on M56 travelling opposite way, looked like mid-winter not mid-summer.

[boghouse]

Did M53 in VXT last night (well 3am today actually) and it was Monsoon conditions/ fookin dangerous. Loads of standing water and way too much force of rain to see where I was going. Had to use cats eyes as an audible guide to being actually in a lane!!

What's going on???