STORM Christoph has been named by the Met Office as Gloucestershire prepares to be hit by heavy rain and bad weather.
Warnings of torrential rain and flooding are in place across the county for later this week as Christoph hits the bulk of England.
⚠️ ⚠️ Storm Christoph has been named, with heavy rain and flooding likely on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday ⚠️ ⚠️#StormChristoph#WeatherAware pic.twitter.com/LHKYniBkfi
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 18, 2021
The Met Office anticipates “spells of heavy rain” across Gloucestershire and warns that “flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely” in the yellow weather warning that begins from midnight on Wednesday (January 20).
Bus and train services will “probably” be affected with “spray and flooding on roads” also set to make journey times longer.
“Interruption to power supplies and other services” is also deemed “likely”.
The warnings are currently listed as in place until midday on Thursday, January 21.
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