Met Office issues weather warning for heavy rain following major Hampshire flooding

The Met Office has today (January 4) issued a yellow weather warning for rain. which will be in place from 5am tomorrow until 11.59pm.

The warning, which stretches from Plymouth to Portsmouth, comes after Hampshire faced considerable flooding earlier this week.

The Met Office said: “Periods of rain and heavy showers are likely to cause surface water flooding in places.

“Further periods of rain and drizzle making gradual and erratic progress northwards in this period, with low cloud and fog patches.”

As a result of the heavy showers, “spray and flooding on roads” will probably make “journey times longer” with an expectation that bus and train services will also be delayed.

There are currently 25 flood alerts that have been issued by the Environment Agency for the Hampshire area, with further flooding anticipated during the weather warning.

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