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Weather warning issued for spell of heavy rain
- Author, Christian Fuller
- Role, 大象传媒 News, South East
A rain warning covering parts of the south-east of England has been issued.
The Met Office has put out a yellow warning for 鈥渉eavy rain鈥 between 16:00 BST on Sunday to 09:00 on Monday.
Officials warned of power cuts, flooding and travel disruptions.
East Sussex, West Sussex and parts of southern Surrey would be affected, the Met Office said.
鈥淢uch of the warning area is likely to see 20mm to 30mm fall over nine to 12 hours, though some places may see 50mm to 80 mm,鈥 a spokesman said.
鈥淪ome counties in southern and central England have already had more than 250% of their average September rainfall, with the month鈥檚 full provisional statistics to be released on 1 October.鈥
Gusts of 50mph to 55mph are likely within the yellow warning area, and up to 60mph is possible in the most exposed coasts and areas of higher ground.
Flooding to homes and businesses is likely, while some interruption to power supplies and other services is possible, the spokesman adds.
Bus and train services are likely to also be affected.
The Met Office spokesman added: 鈥淎fter further rain on Monday, which could extend into Tuesday in some eastern and southeastern areas, it should become somewhat drier and brighter more widely around midweek.
鈥淗owever, there are signals for the potential of further wet and windy weather towards the end of next week.鈥
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