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Friday
19  April

Brace yourselves, it's jumped to an Amber warning

 
09/03/2020 @ 11:14

The Met Office has regraded it's weather warning of heavy rain for the area from Yellow to Amber.

This means there will be heavy rain leading to flooding and travel disruption.

And with the already saturated ground around Newtown and the Severn Valley we're likely to see flooding again just days after recovering from the two previous storms.

The weather warning is in place for 6pm tonight until 10am on Tuesday morning.

What is an Amber weather warning?

Homes and businesses are likely to be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
Fast flowing or deep floodwater is likely, causing danger to life
Delays and some cancellations to train and bus services are likely
Spray and flooding probably leading to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
A good chance some communities cut off by flooded roads
Power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses likely