BREAKING NEWS
 

Flood fears increase as Somerset severe weather warning is updated

Trusted article source icon
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Profile image for This is Somerset

This is Somerset

No part of Somerset will escape the heavy rain forecast to sweep across the South West tomorrow.

The Met Office's severe weather warning initially suggested that southern areas of the county would see up to 30mm of rainfall between midday on Thursday and 5pm on Friday.

  1. The Met Office has revised its severe weather warning of rain to include the whole of Somerset

    The Met Office has revised its severe weather warning of rain to include the whole of Somerset

The forecaster has now revised its yellow warning to cover the whole of Somerset, and is warning the public to prepare for the possibility of surface water and flooding near rivers.

Persistent and heavy rain will fall over the county tomorrow, moving further north and north east on Thursday night. Brighter and showery conditions will follow on Friday.

Business Cards From Only £10.95 Delivered www.myprint-247.co.uk

myprint-247

View details

Print voucher

Our heavyweight cards have FREE UV silk coating, FREE next day delivery & VAT included. Choose from 1000's of pre-designed templates or upload your own artwork. Orders dispatched within 24hrs.

Terms: Visit our site for more products: Business Cards, Compliment Slips, Letterheads, Leaflets, Postcards, Posters & much more. All items are free next day delivery. www.myprint-247.co.uk

Contact: 01858 468192

Valid until: Sunday, June 30 2013

Up to 30mm of rain is expected to fall while the warning is in place, but the Met Office is warning that as much as 60mm could fall over higher ground.

Click here to see the latest weather forecast in Somerset.

Click here to visit the Met Office website.

0
Tweet this article
Report

Your comments awaiting moderation

Be the first to comment

max 4000 characters
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tell us about your area

Got some interesting news? Write about it and let your whole community know.

  Write an article