Storm Christoph: Sussex braces for wind and rain

A severe, amber, weather alert for rain has been issued by the Met Office for parts of northern, central and eastern England tonight.

Sussex has been given a yellow warning for rain starting at midnight tonight and lasting until Thursday.

Chief Meteorologist Neil Armstrong, said “Storm Christoph will bring a mix of notable weather hazards across the UK over the next few days.

“Some locations in central Northern England and Wales could see a month’s rain fall in just a couple of days, with up to 200mm possible over higher ground.

Weather warnings in place tomorrow

“These amounts of rainfall present a real threat of flooding and people should keep a close eye on flood warnings from the Environment Agency,  Natural Resources Wales and SEPA.

“As the system moves away into the North Sea on Wednesday night and Thursday morning we start to see the potential for hazardous snow as cold air is pulled across the UK from the north west.

“Notable accumulations of snow, up to 30cm in places, are possible in parts of Scotland.

“With the cold air in place across the whole of the UK temperatures will drop as we move into the weekend with a return to overnight frosts for many.”

People are being reminded:

• Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely
• Bus and train services will probably be affected with journey times taking longer
• Spray and flooding on roads will probably make journey times longer
• Some interruption to power supplies and other services is likely

The Met Office forecast for Brighton and Hove predicts the greatest chance of heavy rain in the city will be between 10pm today and 3pm tomorrow.

There will also be high winds over the next two days, with wind gusts reaching a predicted peak of 46mph between midnight and 3am tomorrow morning.