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HEAVY and persistent rain and high winds forecast for today have prompted a weather warning for Cumbria. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning and said flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely and spray and flooding on roads would probably making journey times longer. It added: “Rain will become heavy and persistent during the course of today, easing and clearing south-eastwards into Wednesday morning. “Widely 30mm to 60mm of rain is expected across the warning area with locally 120mm over some high ground.” A flood warning has been issued for Keswick Campsite – meaning flooding is expected and imminent action is required and flood alerts – meaning flooding is possible, be prepared – have been issued for the Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwentwater.
Heavy and persistent rain and high winds forecast for today have prompted a weather warning for Cumbria. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning and said flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely and spray and flooding on roads would probably making journey times longer. It.
Flood alerts have been issued across Cumbria. As a yellow weather warning for rain – issued by the Met Office – remains in place today (February 23) and tomorrow, flood alerts and warnings have been issued across the county. Flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected and immediate action is required, have been issued for Keswick Campsite and the River Greta at Keswick. A total of six flood alerts have also been put in place, at Rivers Caldew and Petteril, near Carlisle; Rivers Greta, St Johns Beck and Bassenthwaite Lake near Keswick; Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water at Keswick; Rivers Lowther and Eamont in east Cumbria; Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster near Windermere; and Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck in the south.