The Met Office has issued a rare amber warning for rain, which will affect 14 areas.
The forecaster warned that « fast flowing or deep floodwater is likely, causing danger to life » due to the stormy weather gripping large parts of the UK. The amber warning for Wales applies from 3pm on Sunday (February 23) until 6am on Monday.
Spray and flooding will « probably » lead to « difficult » driving conditions and some road closures while homes and businesses are « likely » to be flooded too.
There is a « good chance » some communities will be cut off by flooded roads, with delays and some cancellations to train and bus services also « likely ».
The Met Office warning also cautions those in the affected areas about power cuts and loss of other services to homes and businesses.
The amber warning for rain from 3pm on Sunday to 6am on Monday covers the following parts of Wales and local authorities:
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
The Met Office has issued a slew of yellow weather warnings for rain or wind across huge swathes of the country.
Heavy rain and localised flooding is set to cause chaos in Cornwall and Devon in one warning, which applies from midday today until 8am on Monday.
A yellow warning for wind came into force at 6am today and is set to last until 6pm. Road, rail and ferry services are likely to be affected with some journeys taking longer than usual in parts of Scotland, Wales, the Midlands, Northern England and South West England.
Heavy rain may lead to disruption on the roads and railway lines in Cumbria between 10am and 7pm today under another Met Office yellow warning.
Another yellow warning for rain applies from 7am to 3pm today, affecting Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Borders, East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire.
Yellow warnings for wind, with gusts up to 70mph, have also come into force across northern and western areas of the UK. These are due to end by the afternoon or early evening, depending on where you are.
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