Met Office issues amber weather warning for Harborough area - here's the forecast and flood alerts

Following on from a rough few days of heavy rain and flooding last weekend and earlier this week, another warning has now been put in place.

The amber warning is in place for the county and much of the surrounding area from 6pm tonight (Thursday September 26) to 6am on tomorrow (Friday September 27).

According to the Met Office: “Heavy rain is likely to cause flooding and transport disruption this evening and overnight.”

They added: "Slow moving showers and thunderstorms will develop through the afternoon, merging into a large band of heavy rain through the evening, before clearing slowly south overnight.

“Some places, especially across central and eastern parts of the warning area, are likely to receive 30 to 40mm in three hours or less, and perhaps 50-60mm or more in around six hours.

“This rain will fall onto already saturated ground and affect communities recovering from recent flooding. Travel disruption and further flooding is likely, with rivers continuing to rise after the rain clears.”

No flood warnings are currently in place but a flood alerts have been issued for two areas:

• The Welland Valley and River Jordan from Braybrooke to Stamford, including Braybrooke, Market Harborough, Welham, Harringworth, and Stamford.
• River Sence and tributaries from Billesdon to the River Soar at Glen Parva.

The Environment Agency said: "Over the last few days, we have seen heavy rainfall in the Welland Valley area. This means that the River Welland has risen, which will lead to flooding of low-lying land and roads close to the river. We expect the river to remain high throughout the next few days and flooding to gardens, driveways or outhouses is possible close to the river."