A weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for Greater Manchester and surrounding areas, with forecasters predicting a washout New Year's Eve. Residents are urged to prepare for potential flooding and travel disruptions.
New Year's Eve looks set to be a washout with a new weather warning for rain issued across Greater Manchester . Forecasters expect heavy rain to batter the region on Tuesday (December 31). The Met Office has issued a new weather warning for heavy rain, coming into force at 6pm on New Year's Eve and lasting for 24 hours. The warning covers all of Greater Manchester and Cheshire, plus much of Lancashire, Merseyside, the Pennines and Peak District, Staffordshire and most inland areas of Wales.
Residents are being advised to be prepared for possible flooding, plus disruption to roads, travel services and power. The Met Office says: 'Heavy rain is likely to lead to disruption across Wales and north-west England, with a chance that some locations may experience flooding.' It adds: 'Beginning on Tuesday (New Year's Eve), persistent and at times heavy rainfall is expected as a band of rain becomes slow-moving across the region, accompanied by strong winds. There remains a bit of uncertainty around how this evolves on Wednesday morning, which will impact final rainfall totals, but rain is expected to clear to the southeast through Wednesday afternoon. 'Thirty to 50 mm is expected fairly widely, with 60-80 mm across west-facing hills. There is a chance a few locations could see in excess of 100 mm during the event, with north Wales the most likely region to see these larger totals.' It comes as a weather warning for snow in the area on New Year's Day, which was issued yesterday, has now been lifted. A separate warning for strong winds from 7am to 11.59pm on New Year's Day now covers an area further south, away from Greater Manchester and the North West. The changes made by the Met Office this morning mean there are now seven yellow weather warnings in force across the country this week instead of nine. Meanwhile, a more severe amber warning for rain has been issued for an area of northern Scotland including Inverness and Fort Willia
WEATHER WARNING RAIN FLOODING GREATER MANCHESTER NEW YEAR's EVE
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