'Scary' flooding has been filmed in Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, as Wales is battered by powerful winds and torrential rain today. Natural Resources Wales has issued flood alerts in the area.
On Sunday, the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for parts of Wales for Monday, November 21. A complex area of low pressure was expected to develop to the southwest of the UK on Sunday night, with the potential for a small area of very strong winds to affect parts of southwest England and possibly south Wales during Monday.
There was a lot of uncertainty in both the locations affected and the strength of wind, but there was said to be a small chance of gusts of 70-80mph affecting coastal areas and 55-65mph inland within the warning area. The winds were expected to ease from the west into the early evening, according to the Met Office. The warning applies to parts of south Wales such as Cardiff, Swansea and Pembrokeshire. You can get more local news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
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Today, the national weather service also warned that heavy rain would push in from the southwest, with some places recording more than 30mm. On Twitter, the Met Office wrote: "Some intense rain is going through Wales at the moment with heavy rain continuing for Northern Ireland as well".
The weather has seen flooding in a number of areas, including on major roads causing congestion. In Saundersfoot Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to the village's Tesco Express after flooding affected the building.
One witness, Sara Hicks, who works in the True Potential Office building above the supermarket, said: "The fire brigade were quickly on the scene and managed to clear the way to make all the water that had gathered at the back of the block paved driveway area divert into the stream that runs along near our building. It was quite scary when it first started happening as it all happened so quickly."
Meanwhile, Natural Resources Wales has issued a flood alert in the catchment area of the Taf and Cynin rivers. Around midday on Monday, it wrote on its website: "A period of adverse weather is affecting this region. River Levels have responded to recent rainfall and are above normal levels.
"In addition to the rising river levels, intense rainfall is leading to localised flooding roads. Flooding of Low-lying land and roads is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation. You can monitor the situation in your area by using our 'River Levels, Rainfall and Sea Data' on our website. For more information on our Flood Alerts and how we issue them, please visit the ‘How we forecast floods, issue warnings and assess flood risk’ page on our website."
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