Met Office

Published: 23 September 2024

Met Office National Severe Weather Warnings

1. Yellow rain warning valid on Monday 23rd September from 0000 until 2359. This comes with a Low Likelihood of Medium Impacts and includes all of the South East of England. Impacts could include flooding of homes and businesses, significant disruption to transport, difficult driving conditions, power cuts and a chance that some communities may be temporarily cut off by flooded roads.
2. Amber rain warning valid on Monday 23rd September from 0500 until 2100. This comes with a Medium Likelihood of Medium Impacts which means impacts could include:

• Spray and flooding probably leading to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.
• Delays and some cancellations to train and bus services are likely.
• Homes and businesses may be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.
• Power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses likely.
• A possibility that some communities will be cut off by flooded roads.

Met Office update 23/9/24:

There has been a change to the warnings due to the heavy rain. Many places have seen well over 50 mm in the last 24 hours.

The focus of the heaviest rain is now further south than expected yesterday. An Amber warning which was further north yesterday, just encroaching into Oxfordshire, is now further south and covers much of the Thames Valley and into the far northwest of Hampshire.

The Amber Rain Warning (Medium Likelihood of Medium Impacts) valid until 2100 this evening, covers the potential impacts which could include disruption to transport and difficult driving conditions, flooding of homes and businesses, isolated power outages with the risk of some communities being cut off.

The rain is expected to clear to the east later this evening and overnight.

Tuesday: Any rain will continue to clear eastwards through the morning to leave a mostly fine and dry day.

Wednesday – Thursday: A return to more unsettled and cooler conditions with further areas of rain and possibly some strong winds spreading in from the Atlantic, again brining the potential for further weather warnings.

Current Flood Alerts can be found here: Flood alerts and warnings - GOV.UK (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk)

If you have any updates within your communities please do let us know by emailing emergencyplanning@westberks.gov.uk or calling 01635503535.