The Met Office have issued severe weather alerts for the South West of England on Friday 24th January.
There is an Amber weather alert of rain for Somerset, in force until 23:45 on the 24th. Although bands of rain have temporarily eased, further rain later on Friday is likely to bring totals to between 10 - 20mm. With water levels already exceptionally high, the public should be prepared for further risk of floods.
For the rest of the South West of England, a Yellow severe weather warning of rain is in force. Again, further rain later on Friday is likely to further increase water levels and bring further risk of flooding.