Overview
- The yellow warning runs from 6pm Monday to 6pm Tuesday, with persistent heavy rain forecast as a deepening low approaches from the southwest between late Monday and early Wednesday.
- Forecast totals are widely 20–40 mm, rising to 60–80 mm over high ground in south Wales and Dartmoor, with a small chance of 80–100 mm on the most exposed hills.
- Dozens of flood warnings and alerts are already active across England, Scotland and Wales, with multiple outlets reporting about 36 warnings nationally.
- The warning area spans parts of South West England, Wales and southern England, with media describing it as a ‘danger to life’ alert covering 32 local authority areas.
- Officials caution about transport disruption, possible power cuts and a small chance of communities being cut off, urging people to prepare emergency kits and monitor further updates as additional warnings are possible.