My mother was from Liverpool...she and my father eventually settled in Corpus Christi, Texas in the US-both places have experienced severe abrupt flooding now-Corpus and the south Texas region around it were hit hard in mid May - flooding in Liverpool , England in the last day-1/2 an inch of rain in 10 minutes...

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/dramatic-pictures-capture-floods-hit-11457986

Lverpool

Corpus Christi, Texas- main highway