Heavy rain weather warning issued for Bristol and South West with risk of communities being cut off
A weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for Bristol and other parts of the south west, with the risk of floods and disruption to travel.
The Met Office Weather Warning is in place from midnight (Monday) until 3am on Tuesday.
A statement on the Met Office website said: “An area of heavy rain will move in from the west late on Sunday evening, becoming widespread across the region early Monday, before clearing to the east Monday night.
“Rainfall accumulations will vary across the region, but 20-30 mm of rain is expected to accumulate quite widely.
“As much as 50-80 mm could build up across areas of high ground in southwest England and Wales, with very locally 80-120 mm possible for parts of south Wales and Eryri.
“Strong south to south-westerly winds will also accompany the heavy rain, with gales possible around coasts and over high ground.”
The Met Office has also warned about the risk of flooding and disruption to travel.
A spokesperson said: “There is a small chance that some communities will become cut off by flooded roads as well as the possibility that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.
“Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures and where flooding occurs there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services.
“There is a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses.”
The current Met Office forecast for Bristol is for a greater than 95% chance of heavy rain between midnight and the early hours of Monday morning, with the rain easing for a period of time between late morning and early afternoon, with heavy rain returning for Monday evening.