Met Office issue fresh weather warning as heavy rain to lash Britain for 24 hours
A yellow weather warning has been issued for heavy rain across Britain as forecasters warn of further flooding
Met Office
A yellow weather warning has been issued for heavy rain across Britain as forecasters warn of further flooding.
London and southern England have been urged to brace for scattered showers which are expected to become more frequent and heavier.
The warning is in force from today at 6pm until 10am tomorrow, Wednesday, October 25.
The Met Office said Britons in the affected areas should expect road closures and difficult driving conditions due to the flooding.
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This could impact public transport, with a "slight chance" of delays or cancellations to train and bus services.
"Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely," said the weather service.
The Met Office said: "Scattered showers will become more frequent and increasingly organised into a longer spell of rain through Tuesday evening before gradually clearing eastward during Wednesday morning.
"15-25 mm of rain is expected fairly widely but there is a chance that 50-60 mm could fall in a few places; these higher accumulations more likely across east Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and west Kent."
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It was issued yesterday and came into effect at 3am this morning.
The warning is in place until 4pm today.
Much of Britain was battered by rain and wind over the weekend, with Scotland facing four weather warnings.
A number of cars have been submerged from Storm Babet PARed, amber and yellow warnings were all in place as Storm Babet hammered the UK.
The death toll from the storm currently stands at six.
More than 500 flood alerts and warnings were issued across Great Britain, with residents in parts of Scotland receiving evacuation orders.
A total of 470 severe flood warnings, flood warnings and flood alerts have been issued in England, the Environment Agency has said.