The south coast is facing up to two inches of rainfall on already saturated ground after Storm Ciaran swept through earlier this week
The weather service said the updated yellow warning for rain applies until midnight on Saturday and covers much of the south coast.At least 41 flood warnings are in place in England and further 156 alerts.
The weather service said it expected up to an inch of rain to “fall quite widely”, especially towards the south coast, adding that the wettest spots in East Sussex and south-east Kent could receive almost two inches of rainfall. A car drives along a flooded road in Romsey, southern England on Thursday as Storm Ciarán hit the UK
It said the band of wet and windy weather will move north across much of England and Wales during Saturday with blustery heavy showers following. It comes after Storm Ciaran battered the south coast and the Channel Islands with heavy rain and gusts of up to 100mph on Thursday, leaving nearly 150,000 homes without power.
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