This is the difference between a ‘flood alert’ and a ‘flood warning’

The UK is to be showered with three days of heavy rain, as the Met Office issues yellow weather warnings from Thursday (20 Feb) until Saturday (22 Feb).

Parts of the UK are already dealing with flooding following the aftermath of Storm Dennis last weekend, but the Environment Agency (EA) currently has more than 100 flood warnings in place for England for Thursday (20 Feb) as the wet weather continues.

More flooding expected

The Met Office is warning of further wet conditions this week, having issued a yellow weather alert from Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 February across the UK, with the North West, Midlands and Wales to be the worst affected.

Heavy rain is expected to lead to flooding in parts, with travel disruption and delays expected.

The EA said there are a total of 106 flood warnings in place for England on Thursday morning (20 Feb), including six severe warnings which indicate lives could be at risk in communities near the Welsh border.

The recent persistent and heavy rain has also seen the Met Office issue yellow weather alerts across parts of southern Scotland and Strathclyde, as the bad weather continues.

There are currently 11 flood alerts and eight flood warnings in place for Scotland.

Further weather warnings are expected on Friday (21 Feb), as heavy rain is expected to fall across western Scotland, Yorkshire and parts of Cumbria.

How is a flood alert and a flood warning different?