Hampshire and Isle of Wight: Roads flooded in amber rain warningon October 25, 2023 at 8:53 am

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On the Isle of Wight many roads are impassable and trains are unable to run with flooded lines.

Foxes Road, Newport

Heavy rainfall has left roads impassable and trains unable to run in parts of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

An amber weather warning for heavy rain has been issued by the Met Office for areas around Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

The island is at the centre of the amber warning with 30 to 40mm of rain likely and possibly up to 80mm.

Ryde Esplanade railway station
Lukely Brook, Newport

People are being warned of flooding, disruption to public transport and difficult driving conditions.

The Met Office said power cuts were also likely because of the heavy rain.

On the Isle of Wight many roads are impassable and drivers have become stranded in deep water.

The Island Line Railway is flooded between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin – all lines are blocked and trains are unable to run.

East Cowes

Image source, Cllr Karl Love

Ryde St John’s station

Image source, Island Echo

The Environment Agency has also issued flood warnings for two areas – the first in Ryde, near Monktonmead Brook at St Johns Road, St John’s Station and Park Road.

The second is in Newport for Carisbrooke, Hunny Hill and the Newport Quay Arts Centre on the Lukely Brook.

On Tuesday evening, the Met Office extended its yellow weather warning for Wednesday to more western and north western areas, across parts of south Wales and south-west England.

It also moved it south in the South East, removing most of East Anglia from the warning area.

Isle of Wight flooding

Image source, Island Echo

Flooding Isle of Wight

Image source, Island Echo

At least seven people are now thought to have died in incidents related to Storm Babet across England and Scotland, while hundreds were forced to flee their homes in areas including Chesterfield, Derbyshire.

About 1,250 properties in England flooded during the storm, according to the Environment Agency.

A total of 13 areas broke their daily rainfall records for October last week, including sites in Suffolk, South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Northumberland and Derbyshire, the Met Office said.

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