More rain warnings issued as floods from Storm Babet could get worse | UK News

Don’t put down your umbrella just yet, the Met Office has warned today, with more rain and flooding expected in the UK.

The national weather service issued three yellow warnings in southern England, eastern Scotland and half of Northern Ireland ahead of the gloomy weather.

Yellow warnings are the lowest alert the Met Office can issue, signifying ‘when it is likely that the weather will cause some low-level impacts’.

As the UK is once again turned into a patchwork of yellow, it comes only a week after Storm Babet wreaked havoc over the country, killing at least seven.

A number of flood warnings and alerts across Britain are in place, many already downtrodden by Storm Babet.

‘More wet weather could bring disruption to parts of southern and eastern England,’ the Met Office said, warning of a ‘small chance’ that flooding may sweep homes and businesses.

The warning is in effect from 12am today to 23.59pm, with the agency stretching out the alert due to ‘further heavy showers likely to affect the area’.

The Environment Agency has issued 70 flood warnings – meaning it is ‘expected’ – and 169 alerts where flooding is ‘possible’.

Many cover coastal regions of England, mainly the south coast in port cities such as Penzan, Plymouth, Bournemouth and Portsmouth as well as the Isle of Wight.

In Scotland, just a week after Storm Babet dumped tens of inches of rain within days, more rain is expected.

The Met Office said: ‘Further heavy rain could bring some disruption to parts of Central and Eastern Scotland.’

Power outages, flooded homes, public transport delays and communities isolated by water-clogged roads all have a ‘slight chance’ of happening.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has enforced 10 flood alerts and 20 flood warnings – no severe flood warnings are in place.

Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City, Caithness and Sutherland,
Dundee and Angus, Easter Ross and Great Glen, Findhorn Nairn Moray and Speyside, Tayside and Dumfries and Galloway have warnings issued.

Northern Ireland has also been warned it won’t be spared by the bad weather, with ‘frequent and heavy showers’ slated.

Bus and trains are expected to be delayed, with spray and flooding on roads likely causing drivers trouble.

‘Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible,’ the Met Office added.

While no weather warnings have been enforced in Wales, Natural Resources Wales has warned of some chances of flooding.

Four flood warnings have been issued in River Ritec at Tenby; River Towy at Carmarthen Quay, Carmarthen; Tidal area at Carmarthen Bay Holiday Park, Kidwelly and Tidal area at Dale.

A further 16 flood alerts have been issued by flood officials.

Heavy flooding swept many parts of the UK clean last week as rain filled rivers and saturated catchments, with Scotland among the hardest hit.

While saying Storm Babet and other extreme weather events were fuelled by climate change can be tricky to do, scientists have long warned that as the planet warms, flooding may become more frequent and powerful.

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