Yellow weather warning for heavy rain issued by Met Office for parts of north-east
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain in parts of the north-east on Tuesday.
It will be in place from 8am until 8pm with some places affected by slow-moving, heavy showers which are likely to lead to some disruption, particularly to transport.
The Met Office warning said: “Heavy showers are expected to develop during Tuesday morning, then become more widespread and slow-moving across the east of the warning area during the afternoon.
“Whilst many places will miss the worst, where showers do occur, 15-20mm rainfall is likely within an hour, and perhaps 30 to 40mm in one to two hours in a few places. The odd lightning strike is also possible. Showers will steadily ease during the evening.”
The public are advised to expect:
• Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer.
• Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer.
• There is a small chance that a few properties could be temporarily flooded in the heaviest showers.
