Yellow rain warning

🛡 Safety advice

• Check if your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit. Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary. People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items. Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to dat...
• Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
• Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
• Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.