Heavy rain warning for south Wales ahead of Christmas
Dafydd Williams Heavy rain could bring some flooding to parts of south Wales ahead of Christmas.
The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning for downpours across all south-east and south-west Wales counties on Wednesday and Thursday.
Forecasters said they expected up to 40mm (1.5in) of rain, with some locations seeing as much as 70mm (2.75in) over the two days.
The heaviest of the rain will be on Wednesday evening into Christmas Eve.
There are currently three flood warnings in place in the Lower Dee Valley catchment, at the River Wye in Monmouthshire and the River Ritec in Tenby, along with a number of flood alerts.
Earlier on Monday, crews rescued a motorist whose car ended up in a river in Mitchel Troy near Monmouth.
South Wales Fire Service said it was called just after 08:45 GMT to reports of a vehicle in the water.
They used specialist equipment to rescue the person, who was later taken by ambulance to Royal Gloucestershire Hospital for treatment.
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Looking ahead to Wednesday, the Met Office said there was a "small chance that homes and businesses could flooded", difficult driving conditions and potential road closures.
The heavy rain will also be accompanied by strong north to north-easterly winds during Wednesday evening and overnight.
Met OfficeThe affected counties include:
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Powys (southern areas)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan