Heavy rain set to hit Sussex

A severe weather warning of heavy rain has been issued from midday today (19 September) across Sussex.

The yellow warning is through to midnight.

Heavy showers may lead to localised flooding and disruption to transport:

• There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
• Where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services
• Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
• There is a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses

The Met Office says "A band of rain and heavy, thundery showers will slowly drift east through Sunday before becoming slow moving over the highlighted area later in the day.

"Where these showers become slow moving, 30 to 40 mm of rain could fall in a relatively short time leading to surface water flooding and transport disruption."

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