Warning in place as heavy showers set to hit Hampshire with more flooding possible

The yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for Portsmouth and the surrounding area from 12pm on Monday, February 9. The heavy rain is expected to cause flooding and travel disruption with the inclement conditions expected to last until midnight.

A Met Office spokesperson said: “Bands of rain and heavy showers will move east across southern parts of England and Wales during Monday afternoon and evening. 10-15 mm of rain is likely fairly widely with 20-30 mm in some places exposed to the strong south to southeasterly winds.”

The Met Office has advised to expect:

• Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
• Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
• Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible
• A chance of some interruption to power supplies and other services

The news will not be welcomed by many communities in the county which already have been impacted by flooding at the start of February.