Pic:capital london under swathes of water
Staff reporter(wp/es):
Commuters face rush hour chaos with the capital being battered by torrential rain and thunder storms tonight.
Gants Hill tube station in east London was closed at 4pm after the first wave of torrential downpours, while flooding at Manor Park station is causing serious delays.
There are also severe delays on the Victoria Underground after an unrelated incident.
Londoners have reported disruption across the capital, with the Met Office having issued a weather warning on Thursday.
Lightning and hail is also expected and drivers have been warned to be cautious on London's roads.
The Blackwell Tunnel has also flooded, with pictures emerging on social media of huge queues and drivers warned to avoid the area.
The first of the downpours arrived at about 3pm on Friday, with the rain set to continue into the night.
London Fire Brigade tweeted that it had received more than 60 calls because of flooding by 5.20pm.
Transport for London has warned people to stay from Stratford station due to the flooding at Manor Park.
Flooding has also been reported in south west London, with Sutton Council tweeting a photo of Wallington High Street under swathes of water.
Forecaster John West told the WT on Thursday: “In front of this weather front there are heavy showers and even a risk of thunder storms and because of this the Met Office has issued a weather warning for rain for London.
“There is a risk of torrential downpours on Friday afternoon and evening.”
The wet weather comes after temperatures soared to almost 30 Celsius in London this week, with many taking to London's parks to bask in the glorious sunshine.
The weather warning is in place until late on Friday night.
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