Weather warnings issued for Surrey as strong winds and heavy rain forecast

-Credit:Daily Mirror
-Credit:Daily Mirror


A double weather warning for Surrey has been issued by the Met Office. The county could see spells of heavy rain which could lead to flooding.

A yellow warning for rain comes into place at 8am tomorrow (January 26) and is in place until 6am on Monday (January 27). Residents have been warned there is a chance homes and businesses could be hit by flooding.

There could also be delays or cancellations of train and bus services. Alongside this, the Met Office has also issued a 24-hour yellow weather warning for wind.

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It says strong and gusty winds may bring some disruption. And this is in place from 6am on Monday until 6am on Tuesday. Guildford and Basingstoke could see wind gusts of 50mph.

The winds across Surrey could bring some delays to travel - road, rail, air and ferries could be affected. There could be delays on exposed roads and bridges, with particular issues for high-sided vehicles, forecasters warn.

Surrey weather warning
Surrey weather warning -Credit:The Met Office

What is a yellow weather warning?

The Met Office issues weather warnings, so everyone from residents to emergency responders know what weather is expected and the impact it could have. It describes what a yellow weather warning is: "Yellow warnings can be issued for a range of weather situations.

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"Many are issued when it is likely that the weather will cause some low-level impacts, including some disruption to travel in a few places. Many people may be able to continue with their daily routine, but there will be some that will be directly impacted and so it is important to assess if you could be affected.

"Other yellow warnings are issued when the weather could bring much more severe impacts to the majority of people but the certainty of those impacts occurring is much lower. It is important to read the content of yellow warnings to determine which weather situation is being covered by the yellow warning."

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