The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for south Wales and parts of mid-Wales, with heavy rain and high winds expected to cause extensive flooding. The warning, in place from late Sunday to late Monday, warns of potential damage to buildings, loss of power, and communities being cut off for several days.
Rainfall amounts are expected to vary, with 20-40mm falling extensively across the region, but 60-80mm over high ground such as Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons), and up to 100-120mm in a few places. The Met Office also noted an increased chance of landslides on natural and infrastructure slopes.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) had put 11 flood warnings and 51 flood alerts in place by late Monday afternoon. Richard Preece of NRW urged people to keep away from swollen riverbanks and not to drive or walk through flood waters, as rivers were already swollen and ground saturated before this latest rain.
Train services were cancelled between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales, and between Swansea and Shrewsbury. Traffic Wales advised of poor driving conditions on the M4 in south Wales and restrictions on the Britannia Bridge due to high winds. Sections of the A4085 in north Wales were closed because of flooding.
In England, six flood warnings and 72 flood alerts were in place, mainly across northern, western and south-western areas. Firefighters pumped water away from homes in Leven, East Yorkshire. The Met Office reported that meteorological autumn had been wet and mild, with Wales recording its 10th wettest autumn since records began.
