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Britain faces another week of miserable weather after rivers throughout the country overflowed their banks today.
Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., forecasters at the Met Office issued a yellow rain warning, stating that houses and businesses will likely be flooded and that power outages are possible.
The alert encompasses large portions of north and south Wales, as well as portions of north-west England, including Manchester.
In England, the government has issued 30 flood warnings, meaning flooding is “expected,” and 66 flood alerts, meaning flooding is “possible.”
The River Ouse has again breached its banks in York city center this morning.
Frankwell car park in Shrewsbury is largely inundated and has been closed due to its proximity to the River Severn.
Buckinghamshire: Vehicles pass beneath a flooded railway bridge in Taplow during a rainstorm.
Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Met Office forecasters issued a yellow weather rain warning, stating that houses and businesses would likely be flooded and power supplies will be ‘interrupted.’
Tuesday might bring 100 millimeters of precipitation to portions of Snowdonia, according to the Met Office.
Forecasters attribute today’s unpleasant weather to “heavy gusty showers” moving in from the west “with the occasional rumble of thunder.”
On Twitter, forecasts stated, “There is more to come this afternoon.”
It comes as the River Ouse again breached its banks this morning in York’s city center, flooding roads and walks along the river.
And photographs were taken in Shrewsbury of the nearly submerged Frankwell car park, which has been closed due to its proximity to the River Severn.
On Monday, January 9, 2023, Britons can anticipate slightly better weather, with drier conditions and less intense winds and precipitation.
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