Flash warnings of severe or extreme weather |
| These are issued when the Met Office has 80% or greater confidence that severe weather is expected in the next few hours. |
Local areas affected |
Warning type |
Valid from |
Valid to |
South West England:| | Cornwall & Isles of Scilly | | | Devon | | | Plymouth | | | Torbay |
| Heavy Rain |
0300 Wed 9 |
1800 Wed 9 |
|
Rain will become heavy and prolonged overnight and through much of Wednesday. Falls of 30 to 40 mm are expected on already saturated ground, with locally in excess of 50 mm. The rain will ease during Wednesday evening. The public are advised to take extra care and refer to the latest Environment Agency Floodline and Flood Warnings in force, and also to refer to the Highways Agency for further advice on traffic disruption on motorways and trunk roads.
Issued at: 2228 Tue 8 Jul
|
South West England:| | Bournemouth | | | Dorset | | | Poole | | | Somerset | | | Wiltshire |
| Heavy Rain |
0600 Wed 9 |
2000 Wed 9 |
|
Rain will become heavy and prolonged this morning and will persist for much of the day. Falls of 25 to 35 mm are expected on already saturated ground, with perhaps in excess of 40 mm. The rain will ease later this evening. The public are advised to take extra care and refer to the latest Environment Agency Floodline and Flood Warnings in force, and also to refer to the Highways Agency for further advice on traffic disruption on motorways and trunk roads.
Issued at: 0334 Wed 9 Jul
|
 |
Early warnings of severe or extreme weather |
| These are issued when the Met Office has 60% or greater confidence that severe weather is expected in the next few days. |
Risk of disruption |
Warning |
Valid from |
Valid to |
| No early warnings have been issued for South West England |
|
Advisory of severe or extreme weather |
| These advisories are issued by 1100 daily as routine and indicate confidence of expected severe or extreme weather. Early warnings and Flash Warnings supersede advisories when confidence levels are 60% or greater. |
Risk of disruption |
Warning |
Valid |
South West England:| | Bath + NE Somerset | | | Bristol | | | Gloucestershire | | | N Somerset | | | S Gloucestershire | | | Swindon |
|
Heavy Rain |
Wed 9 Jul |
|
There is a moderate risk for a severe weather event to affect parts of Southern England, South Wales, and London and the Southeast of England. Rain will become heavy at times during Wednesday with the potential for 20 to 30 mm to fall widely and up to 40 mm in places.
Issued at: 0356 Wed 9 Jul
|
