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Storm Chandra brings major flooding and disruption to UK and Ireland

Taunton Rugby Club, serving 600 weekly visitors, faces £19,000 damage and lost revenue after flooding from Storm Chandra submerged key facilities.

  • On January 27 and 28, 2026, Storm Chandra battered the United Kingdom and Ireland, dumping more than 50mm of rain in Somerset and submerging vehicles and Taunton Rugby Club.
  • Chandra intensified rapidly over the eastern Atlantic under a strong jet stream, sea-surface temperatures 1.8–3.6°C above average enhanced rainbands, and authorities warned catchments were saturated.
  • Firefighters in Devon and Somerset rescued people from 25 vehicles in floodwater on Tuesday, as Network Rail closed tracks near Exeter St Davids and Taunton amid 99 flood warnings across England.
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Hundreds of flood warnings and alerts follow Storm Chandra heavy rain

A major incident was declared in Somerset on Tuesday evening.

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readingchronicle.co.uk broke the news in on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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