SOMERSET is once again being warned to prepare for heavy rain – with a fresh warning in place for Thursday (February 5).

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning running from 5am until midnight, with “rain and heavy showers likely to cause surface water flooding” in Somerset.

“Rain arriving from the south overnight Wednesday into Thursday is likely to turn heavy and persistent in places for a time during Thursday morning,” a forecaster said.

“Then, following a brief respite for many, albeit with some heavy showers around, a further area of organised and at times heavy rain is likely to once again arrive from the south, affecting the same area.”

They said between 10mm and 20mm of rain could fall “fairly widely by the end of Thursday”, with “a few spots” seeing in excess of 30mm.

“Given the widely saturated ground conditions, some low impact surface water flooding is probable, with difficult driving conditions from spray, flowing water or flooded roads in particular,” they added.

The warning comes as Somerset continues to deal with some severe floods after Storm Chandra, which saw a number of homes flooded out, as well as causing serious damage to roads and closing schools.

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