Flooding ‘likely’ as Met Office issues rain warning
Date published: 13 January 2023
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Spray and flooding on roads will probably make journey times longer
The Met Office says flooding is “likely” this weekend as it has issued a yellow weather warning for rain into Saturday (14 January).
Outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, will move in from the southwest on Friday evening then persist overnight into Saturday. The weather alert is in place from 9pm tonight to noon on Saturday.
The weather service says “20 to 30 mm rain is likely quite widely with 40 to 50 mm on some hills.
“With conditions already very wet this is likely to cause some flooding.”
The rain will also be accompanied by strong winds, with gusts of 40-50 mph.
The rain and strong winds will clear eastwards during Saturday
What to expect
- Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely
- Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
- Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
- Some interruption to power supplies and other services likely
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