Yellow weather warning for rain covers parts of Norfolk

It's in place from 8am today until 3am tomorrow

Author: Sian RochePublished 30th Sep 2024

Heavy rain is set to continue as a fresh weather warning come into force in parts of Norfolk on Monday, potentially bringing flooding and travel disruption.

A yellow rain warning has been issued by the Met Office - meaning there is a chance of flooding and travel disruption.

It covers the north of the county - including Holt, Hunstanton, Wisbech and King's Lynn - and is due to be in place between 8am on Monday and 3am on Tuesday.

The Met Office is forecasting 20-40mm of rainfall widely, with 60-80mm in some areas in eastern England.

The higher grounds in eastern England will see the most rainfall, with areas including Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire seeing less but already being saturated by recent heavy rain, according to Met Office meteorologist Liam Eslick.

Mark Garratt, flood risk manager at the Environment Agency, said rain expected will bring a risk of surface water flooding in large parts of the South West and southern England, spreading up into the Midlands, and later, flooding in parts of Leicestershire is also possible.

He said: "It is especially important that people not to drive though flood water - it is often deeper than it looks and just 30cm of flowing water is enough to float your car.

"Across the country, Environment Agency teams have been out checking flood defences and clearing any debris from storm drains and are also supporting local authorities in responding to surface water flooding.

"The advice to the public is to keep checking their flood risk, and search 'check for flooding' and to sign up for free flood warnings on the latest situation or follow @EnvAgency on X for the latest flood updates."

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