"It was like a river": Cider farm in north Cornwall shares footage from day of downpours
Thunderstorm warnings are in force for Tuesday and all of Wednesday
Last updated 16th Aug 2022
A cider farm near Wadebridge has shared footage of the moment torrential rain sent water streaming down the steps of their cellar.
Haywood Farm Cider at St Mabyn was hit by Monday's downpours, with workers describing it as "like a river".
Spokesman Tom Bray said: "We could hear the thunder for a good 20 minutes before and then it suddenly got particularly windy. Then I think the first thing was the hail, they were massive. Then a torrential downpour".
Tom continued: "When it first started raining I was just surprised how heavy it was but I didn't think it would cause any flooding or anything.
"After a few minutes we walked down to our cellar and saw the torrent of water flooding in and realised it was quite serious.
"I've never seen rain like yesterday and it was only a matter of minutes before our yard was like a lake basically. The volume of water, I've never seen anything like it. I think a cider shortage would've been a bit of a disaster but luckily we've still got all our stock".
Met Office thunderstorm warnings are in force for the rest of Tuesday 16 August and now for the whole of Wednesday too.
Forecasters say heavy rain and lightning strikes could cause more flash-flooding and pose a risk to life, as well as cause disruption on the roads.
You can check the latest weather warnings for Cornwall and the UK on the Met Office website.