A threat-to-life warning has been issued for Basingstoke, as the south of England braces itself for another day of heavy downpours, ahead of some snowfall and the leftovers of a hurricane later this week.
The town has been served with a yellow weather warning from the Met Office.
The forecaster has warned there is some chance of flooding. Last week, a road was closed in Oakley due to heavy rain.
Tomorrow will see a brief respite with cloud and sunshine predicted before the rain returns for Thursday into the weekend.
Today the Met Office is warning those in the Hampshire area:
- Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
- Where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services
- There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
- There is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life
- There is a small chance that some communities become cut off by flooded roads
- There is a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses
It comes after the country faced another day of downpours yesterday.
In Wales, emergency services searched for a person apparently swept away by the River Severn, after a yellow weather warning was issued for parts of Wales and the Midlands.
Gloucestershire Police were called at around 11.25am on Monday after a member of the public was concerned a person had been swept away by the Severn Bore wave.
The search was later called off after a man was located safe and well on a flood plain.
A second call from a person concerned they had seen a person or animal struggling in floodwater was also stood down.
A spokesman said: “Emergency services searched that stretch of water and no-one was located.
“Teams have now been stood down after the calls were made with good intent.”
As of Monday afternoon, there were 56 flood warnings in place across England and Wales, and a further 153 flood alerts.
On Tuesday, the yellow weather warning will expand to include the majority of the south of England, South Wales, the Midlands and parts of East Anglia, as heavy showers bring a “small chance of fast-flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life”, according to the Met Office.
As the week continues, the remnants of ex-tropical storm Lorenzo could bring more autumnal conditions.
Currently classed as Hurricane Lorenzo, the storm is expected to hit the Portuguese Azores islands as a Category 2 on Monday, before possibly heading towards the UK at the end of the week.
Met Office meteorologist Nicola Maxey said: “There are big discrepancies in the way [Lorenzo] could travel over the Atlantic.
“It’s too early to tell which path it’s going to take, but it won’t be a hurricane by the time it gets here.
“As weather fronts pass over the Atlantic they slow down and potentially take on water, sometimes they’re nothing but a ball of energy by the time they reach us.”
Cooler air also plays a part in this week’s forecast, and snow is expected to fall in some parts of Scotland.
Ms Maxey added: “There is some snow in the forecast for Wednesday.
“Cold air will be coming in across the UK on Wednesday and we could see a light dusting of snow across the mountains in Scotland, but that’s not too unusual for the time of year.
“Through the rest of October, things are looking very changeable for the first week and that looks likely to continue through the second and third week.
“There doesn’t seem to be anything that would indicate anything unusual.”
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