Environment Agency issues huge UK flood warning as 48 places at risk - full list
Brits across the country are being warned to brace themselves for rain and flooding.
A previous version of the headline erroneously stated that the Met Office issued a UK flood warning. We are happy to clarify that it was in fact the Environment Agency who issued the warning.
Brits have been warned to brace themselves for flooding as almost 50 places are put on alert.
The Environment Agency has slapped four areas across the country with flood warnings - and a further 44 with flood alerts.
The agency said that homes and businesses, railway lines and infrastructure and roads can “be at risk” when a flood warning is in force.
Also on the list of areas often worst hit by flooding are “coastal areas affected by spray or waves overtopping, flood plains, including caravans park and campsites, major tourist and leisure attractions,” added the agency.
The locations with flood warnings include Barcombe Mills on the River Ouse, Freshfield Bridge to Sharpsbridge on the River Ouse, Lindfield Bridge on the River Ouse - all near York - and Mock Bridge, near Shermanbury on the River Adur, Sussex.
Environment Agency issues huge UK flood warning
The flood alerts are mainly scattered in the south east of the country.
Weather expert Jim Dale, however, says that the alerts are at their lowest level for some time - but that doesn’t rule out the possibility of “disturbed” weather.
Mr Dale, founder and senior meteorological consultant at British Weather Services, said: “The warnings and alerts are at their lowest level for several months and will inevitably decline further as the dry and predominantly sunny weather continues for the rest of this week and most of the weekend.
“However, it’s not over yet with a change in weather fortunes on the agenda for the beginning of what will be a disturbed following week.”
He added: “In a climate changing world I believe we must get used to it, with worse to come into the future if climate mitigation measures don’t speed up.”
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The Met Office predicts a largely dry day - but with rain in the northwest later.
It said: “A murky start in places, but cloud will break up to give a largely dry day with sunny spells for many.
“A band of cloud and outbreaks of rain however will move into northwestern Scotland and Northern Ireland later.”
However the organisation also predicts that by tomorrow, Thursday, May 8 things will be “feeling warm.”
It added: “The far north remaining rather cloudy with some patchy rain, otherwise a mostly fine and dry day across the UK with spells of sunshine. Feeling warm for many.”
Here Express.co.uk reveals all of the locations at risk of flooding.
Flood Warnings
Barcombe Mills on the River Ouse
Freshfield Bridge to Sharpsbridge on the River Ouse
Lindfield Bridge on the River Ouse
Mock Bridge, near Shermanbury on the River Adur
Flood Alerts
Colne Brook at Iver and Colnbrook
Ginge Brook
Groundwater flooding in Bishops Sutton
Groundwater flooding in Bramdean and Cheriton
Groundwater flooding in Deane and Ashe in North Hampshire
Groundwater flooding in East Kent
Groundwater flooding in Finchdean, Dean Lane End and Rowlands Castle
Groundwater flooding in Flamstead
Groundwater flooding in Hambledon
Groundwater flooding in Hursley
Groundwater flooding in Kimpton and Lilley Bottom
Groundwater flooding in Kings Somborne and Little Somborne
Groundwater flooding in Newmarket
Groundwater flooding in Pitton, West Tytherley, Nether Wallop and Broughton
Groundwater flooding in South East London
Groundwater flooding in the Alton area
Groundwater flooding in the Candovers and Old Alresford
Groundwater flooding in the Great Shefford area
Groundwater flooding in the Henley and Assendon area
Groundwater flooding in the High Wycombe area
Groundwater flooding in the Lambourn Valley catchment
Groundwater flooding in the Leckhampstead area
Groundwater flooding in Twyford and Hensting
Groundwater flooding in upper River Ems Valley
Groundwater flooding in Vernham Dean, Upton and the Bourne Valley
Groundwater flooding in villages surrounding Andover
Groundwater flooding in West Dean, Singleton, Charlton, East Dean and Chilgrove
Groundwater flooding in West Ilsley, East Ilsley, Compton, Chilton and West Hagbourne
Lower Ouse
Lower River Colne and Frays River
Nailbourne and Little Stour
River Adur East Branch
River Coln and its tributaries
River Kennet and its tributaries from Berwick Bassett down to Newbury
River Kennet from Thatcham down to Reading
River Lambourn and its tributaries from Upper Lambourn down to Newbury
River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham
River Pang from East Ilsley to Pangbourne and Sulham Brook
River Thame, Horsenden Stream and Chalgrove Brook
River Windrush from Bourton to Newbridge
River Wye and The Hughenden Stream
Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir
Upper Arun
Upper Ouse
