Flood warnings have been issued to 73 areas in the UK in the coming days by the Environment Agency. There are a total of 54 alerts and warnings in England, seven in Scotland, and eight in Wales.
The Government recommends Brits to prepare for flooding by moving important documents and possessions and storing them in a location where they won’t be damaged by floodwater, for example, in a waterproof container. A flood kit should include warm, waterproof, and dry clothing and footwear; a torch; drinking water; medicine; toys for children; baby care items; and a mobile phone or device charger, or spare batteries. Immediately before a flood, turn off water, electricity, and gas, lift curtains over rails, use door guards and air brick covers, put rugs and small furniture upstairs or on tables, and move pets and cars to somewhere safe.
During a flood, follow warnings and advice, do not drive or walk through floodwater, check on friends and family, and do not put yourself or others at risk.
This comes after the national forecaster issued yellow and red weather warnings for Storm Goretti last week, affecting 96 areas across the UK with snow, rain, wind, and freezing temperatures.
The Met Office said as temperatures increase, snow melt and a “rapid thaw” across the north of the UK, coupled with further rain, could lead to flooding concerns.
Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said: “Combined with the rainfall, the higher temperatures, we will see some flooding due to the snow melt gradually as we go through the next few days, so that’s the main concern.”
Flooding can be checked in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland Government websites.
Full list of the flood alerts in place
England
Bourne Brook (Tamworth)
Burton Trent
Chertsey Bourne
West Dorset
Hundred Foot Washes (Cambridgeshire, Norfolk)
Kempsey Village
Lower/upper River Derwent
Lower Frome and tributaries
Lower River Loddon
Lower River Soar
Lower River Wear
Lower Tame
Lower/Upper Teme
Mid/Upper Bristol Avon
Middle River Roding
Rea Brook and Cound Brook
River Amber
River Anker and River Sence
River Avon (Worcestershire)
River Blythe (Warwickshire)
River Cherwell (Lower Heyford to Oxford)
River Churn and tributaries
River Cole
River Dee (Whitchurch to Chester)
River Erewash (Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire)
River Foulness and Market Weighton
River Leadon
River Lugg (Leominster)
River Mease
River Ray and tributaries (Shipton Lee to Islip)
River Seven
River Severn (Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Worcestershire)
River Sow and River Penk
River Thame, Horsenden Stream, Chalgrove Brook
River Trent (Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough, Derbyshire)
River Windrush (Bourton to Newbridge)
River Worfe
River Wye (Gloucestershire, Herefordshire)
Severn Vyrnwy confluence
Tern and Perry
River Pant, Blackwater, Brain
River Stour (Upper, Sudbury, Stratford St Mary, Dedham)
Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook
Upper Bristol
Scotland
Argyll and Bute
Caithness and Sutherland Central
Easter Ross and Great Glen
Findhorn Nairn Moray and Speyside
Skye and Lochaber
Tayside
Wester Ross
Wales
Upper/lower Towy
River Dee (Lower, Llangollen to Trevaly Meadows, Bangor on Dee)
River Alyn (Mold)
River Wye (Powys)
Vyrnwy
River Severn (Upper/lower at Powys)
Upper Towy
Lower Teifi
Full list of the flood warnings in place
England
South Winterbourne Valley
River Severn (Severn Ham, Tewkesbury)
River Teme (Stanford Bridge)