The Met Office also urged people travelling on Wednesday night to ‘take extra time to make the journey a safe one’ amid strong, gusty winds.
It comes as aerial photos on Wednesday showed heavy rain had left areas around Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, submerged in flood water.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: “With all that wet weather coming in, there are concerns, particularly for those areas that have already seen so much rain across western England and Wales.A van stuck in flood waters near Tewkesbury Abbey The Environment Agency has issued 35 flood warnings and 114 flood alerts for areas across England where flooding is expected or possible.
Natural Resources Wales has issued eight flooding warnings, along parts of The River Severn, River Vyrnwy and River Teme, and 38 flood alerts. It comes after Newport City Council closed a footpath on Wednesday after part of it “collapsed into the River Ebbw”.The footpath between Jubilee Park and Rogerstone Welfare has collapsed into the River Ebbw.
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