Yellow weather warning issued

Wednesday, 3 January 2024 at 00:00

The Met Office has issued another weather warning for our area this week.

It follows the bad weather that Storm Henk left, which caused problems on the railway and roads.

The warning is in place from midday tomorrow (Thursday 4th January) until the early hours of Friday morning and affects most of the south, including Salisbury, South Wiltshire and West Hampshire.

Image: The Met Office

Another spell of rain falling onto saturated ground, may lead to further flooding and travel disruption.

What to Expect There is a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings Spray and flooding is likely to lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures There is a small chance that some communities will become cut off by flooded roads Where flooding occurs, there is a chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services

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