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Warning overview for UK
Warning details for UK
Headline
Heavy rain will arrive later on Wednesday, with possible transport disruption.
What to expect
- Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
- Bus and train services may be affected with journey times taking longer
- Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible
What should I do?
Further details
Heavy rain will move in through Wednesday afternoon and evening, becoming persistent in places during the evening. 20 to 30 mm may fall within 3-4 hours in a few locations. Rain may also turn to snow over the higher routes in south Wales towards midnight, perhaps with a few cm accumulating.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth
- Bristol
- Dorset
- North Somerset
- Poole
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Wiltshire
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Ceredigion
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
Headline
Persistent rain may bring some disruption to transport.
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
What should I do?
Reason for update
The area of the warning has been changed to reflect latest information.
Further details
Periods of rain are expected to become widespread and locally heavy across parts of England and Wales through Thursday. Over western areas, some hill snow is possible, with local accumulations of a few cm possible, for example over the higher routes in Wales. Rainfall totals of 10-20 mm are likely, with some spots potentially seeing totals of 40-60 mm.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- Derby
- Derbyshire
- Leicester
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- Rutland
- Bedford
- Cambridgeshire
- Central Bedfordshire
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Luton
- Norfolk
- Peterborough
- Southend-on-Sea
- Suffolk
- Thurrock
- Bracknell Forest
- Brighton and Hove
- Buckinghamshire
- East Sussex
- Greater London
- Hampshire
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Medway
- Milton Keynes
- Oxfordshire
- Portsmouth
- Reading
- Slough
- Southampton
- Surrey
- West Berkshire
- West Sussex
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth
- Bristol
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- North Somerset
- Poole
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Swindon
- Wiltshire
- Blaenau Gwent
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Newport
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Wrexham
- Herefordshire
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Telford and Wrekin
- Warwickshire
- West Midlands Conurbation
- Worcestershire
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Kingston upon Hull
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Lincolnshire
- South Yorkshire
Headline
Risk of further heavy rain may increase disruption from flooding.
What to expect
- There is a small chance that communities could be completely cut off, perhaps for several days
- There is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater, causing a danger to life
- There is a small chance of extensive flooding to homes and businesses which may lead to collapse or damage to buildings or structures
- Where flooding occurs, road closures are likely, along with bus and train service delays and cancellations
- Dangerous driving conditions will occur because of spray and flooded roads
- There is a slight chance that power and other essential services, such as gas, water, mobile phone service will be lost
What should I do?
Reason for update
The warning area has been adjusted to reflect the latest forecast information.
Further details
A period of heavy rain may affect the area through Thursday, bringing further disruption. Confidence in the location of any heavier rainfall is low, though with ongoing flooding across the area, even relatively small amounts of rain may cause further impacts. 15-25 mm of rainfall is possible, with a lower chance of seeing 40-50 mm.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- Lincolnshire
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Lincolnshire
- South Yorkshire
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- Dangerous weather is expected and, if you have not done so already, you should take action now to keep yourself and others safe from the impact of the severe weather.
- It is very likely that there will be a risk to life, with substantial disruption to travel, energy supplies and possibly widespread damage to property and infrastructure.
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- There is an increased likelihood of impacts from severe weather, which could potentially disrupt your plans.
- This means there is the possibility of travel delays, road and rail closures, power cuts and the potential risk to life and property.
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