Met Office issues another severe weather warning for Cornwall
A second band of heavy rain is expected to hit the Duchy from Wednesday afternoon
The Met Office has issued its second severe weather warning for Cornwall in the space of 24 hours.
Another band of heavy rain is expected to sweep across the Duchy from late on Wednesday afternoon (20th October).
Forecasters say the downpours could trigger flash flooding, power cuts and travel disruption.
On Tuesday night, two people were rescued when their car got trapped in flood water near St Austell.
What can we expect?
The yellow weather warning for heavy rain will be in force from 4pm on Wednesday until 3am on Thursday and we can expect:
1) Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
2) Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
3) Some interruption to power supplies and other services likely
4) Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely
The Met Office says: "An area of heavy rain reaching southwest England late Wednesday afternoon spreads eastwards across southern England, reaching the far southeast of England by mid-evening.
"Rain will last for around six hours in any location, finally clearing southeast England during the early hours of Thursday.
"Rain may be accompanied by coastal gales and, in a few places, thunder.
"15 to 25mm of rain is widely expected with 30 to 50mm possible in a few places".
You can check the latest weather warnings for Cornwall and the UK on the Met Office website.