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Jet stream driving UK storms

8 June 2012 Last updated at 18:00 Help

Strong winds and heavy rain have been battering the UK over the last few days bringing flooding, causing damage and disrupting events; including the third Test cricket between England and West Indies at Edgbaston.

BBC Weather's Chris Fawkes explains how it's all because of the jet stream.

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