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Sunday, 10 December, 2000, 17:58 GMT
UK flood and weather round-up
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River levels are continuing to fall as early showers on Sunday gave way to more settled weather across the country.

There are no more severe flood warnings in place, after the last remaining alert on the River Wye was lifted on Sunday morning.

But further heavy showers are forecast later on Sunday and these may cause flooding in low-lying areas saturated with recent rainfall.

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Scotland
Any remaining showers will die out on Sunday evening with most parts of the country experiencing clear spells.

It will become cloudy later on Sunday evening with rain spreading in from the southwest overnight.

This rain will be heavy in places, especially in the west.

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North East
Rain early on Sunday cleared during the afternoon.

Eleven flood warnings remain in place in the region but the River Ouse in York was expected to reach a peak of 13ft above its normal level - 5ft below the level reached in last month's floods.

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Northern Ireland
A mixture of sunshine and showers replaced rain on Sunday morning.

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North West
Rain on Sunday morning gave way to a mixture of sun and some heavy showers.

The region had been battered by heavy rain and strong to gale force winds.

In Staffordshire, the A513 remains closed between Alrewas and Tamworth because of flooding by the railway bridges.

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Midlands
Early rain cleared to leave a bright, sunny afternoon with a mixture of sunshine and showers.

With river levels falling, the severe flood warning on the River Wye has been downgraded, but warnings remain on the Lower Dee, Severn and Vyrnwy.

In Nottinghamshire, temporary traffic lights are in place on the A614 in Farnsfield because of flooding.

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East Anglia
Cloud and rain in the early part of Sunday gave way to sunshine interspersed with showers in the afternoon.

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Wales
Strong west to south-westerly winds will continue to affect the whole of Wales on Sunday afternoon and evening.

Gusts of 45-50mph are still likely across the most exposed parts of Wales making driving conditions very difficult.

In South Wales, the A4042 Abergaveny to Pontypool road is closed over Llanellen Bridge, because of repairs to structural damage.

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South East
Mild and increasingly cloudy weather on Sunday will lead to cloudy and wet weather on Monday.

Early heavy and strong winds in Greater London, Kent, Surrey and Essex cleared for drier, brighter weather in the afternoon.

But heavy rain, with gusty south-westerly winds, is likely to affect East and West Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

In West Sussex, the A27 is flooded but passable with care at the Bognor Road roundabout junction with the A259 in Chichester.

In Hampshire, flooding has closed the A31 at Ropley, between Alton and New Alresford.

In Kent, the A259 is flooded both ways at Old Romney. The road is passable only with extreme care.

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South West
Heavy downpours in the early hours of Sunday cleared by the morning.

In the afternoon there will be a mixture of sunshine and showers, some heavy.

River levels have continued to fall, though there is a lot of standing water in Somerset.

Groundwater levels in the region are also slowly rising and attention is focused on Salisbury, the Hampshire Avon and the Lower Stour at Christchurch.

In Hampshire, there are long delays on the A338 between Ringwood and Salisbury because of flooding and temporary traffic lights.

In Wiltshire, the A342 is impassable at the Wedhampton turning and the Lydeway between Devizes and Upavon, because of flooding.

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