Households in Hereford and the surrounding area are being warned of issues with their water supply this morning.
Households in the Hampton Park, Hampton Bishop and Tupsley areas of Hereford are warned that they may see discoloured water this morning due to a burst water main.
Households are urged to run the cold tap to get rid of any discoloured water from the supply.
Supplies are expected to return to normal later this morning.
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The weather is also causing issues in Herefordshire this morning.
Surface water flooding is starting to cause issues on routes across Herefordshire tonight, with further heavy rain and downpours spreading across the county.
Your Herefordshire has been informed that conditions are difficult on the A465 between Abergavenny and Hereford, as well as on the A49 between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye.
Large areas of standing water are causing issues and motorists are advised to drive to the conditions, with heavy downpours expected to continue into Wednesday morning, meaning that more flooding is likely.
A Met Office weather warning is in place across Herefordshire until midday on Wednesday.
The warning says:
“Areas of heavy rain are expected to develop and push north across the warning area.
“Rain will develop in southwest England late afternoon, before becoming heavier and expanding north on Tuesday evening and overnight into Wednesday.
“Many places will see around 10-20 mm of rain, but there is a chance some locations may see considerably more than this over a 6 hour period, most likely parts of southwest England and south Wales.
“A few places may see 50-80 mm of rain fall in 6 hours.
“Isolated thunderstorms are also possible in the south of the warning area, with lightning an additional hazard.”
Warning link – https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?id=58ddd516-b754-46c4-963e-056966f8687f&date=2024-10-16
Flood alerts are also in force on the River Arrow, River Frome and River Leadon in Herefordshire, with levels expected to continue to rise over the next 24-48 hours.
