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| Roads closed due to heavy rain and flooding | Roads closed due to heavy rain and flooding |
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| The Environment Agency said there were flood warnings for rivers across Devon due to the heavy rain | The Environment Agency said there were flood warnings for rivers across Devon due to the heavy rain |
| Road closures and flood warnings have been issued in Devon due to heavy rain on Sunday. | Road closures and flood warnings have been issued in Devon due to heavy rain on Sunday. |
| Devon County Council (DCC) Highways asked motorists to find a "alternative route" after the A377 near Crediton was closed due to a flood at about 05:25 GMT. | Devon County Council (DCC) Highways asked motorists to find a "alternative route" after the A377 near Crediton was closed due to a flood at about 05:25 GMT. |
| Highways said at about 08:10 GMT Station Road in Newton St. Cyres was also "impassable" due to flood water from the river Creedy". | |
| BBC reporter Andrea Ormsby, at the scene, said the road was now "passable" but the river Creedy has broken its banks and fields have become "a river". | |
| DCC said Hunsdon Road near Ivybridge was flooded and impassable at about 08:30 GMT. | DCC said Hunsdon Road near Ivybridge was flooded and impassable at about 08:30 GMT. |
| The authority has advised motorists to find an alternative route. | The authority has advised motorists to find an alternative route. |
| The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning on Sunday morning for further heavy rainfall | |
| The Met Office, external issued a yellow warning on Sunday morning for "further heavy rainfall" which may lead to some transport disruption in places. | The Met Office, external issued a yellow warning on Sunday morning for "further heavy rainfall" which may lead to some transport disruption in places. |
| It said the warning was in place until 09:00 GMT on Monday. | It said the warning was in place until 09:00 GMT on Monday. |
| Flood warnings have been issued by the Environment Agency (EA) for the River Taw and river Torridge. | Flood warnings have been issued by the Environment Agency (EA) for the River Taw and river Torridge. |
| DCC added flood waters may be "deep and fast flowing" in these areas, therefore urged residents to "take action now". | DCC added flood waters may be "deep and fast flowing" in these areas, therefore urged residents to "take action now". |
| The EA said: "Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings. | The EA said: "Remain safe and be aware of your local surroundings. |
| "Over the past 12 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the River Taw area. This has meant that the River Taw is now rising. | "Over the past 12 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the River Taw area. This has meant that the River Taw is now rising. |
| "Properties and low-lying areas along the River Taw will start to flood first from around 05:30am on Sunday. | "Properties and low-lying areas along the River Taw will start to flood first from around 05:30am on Sunday. |
| "We will be closely monitoring the situation throughout the day and this message will be updated as the situation changes." | "We will be closely monitoring the situation throughout the day and this message will be updated as the situation changes." |
| At about 07:00 GMT the EA said the River Taw at Newham Bridge was 2.89m and it was rising. | At about 07:00 GMT the EA said the River Taw at Newham Bridge was 2.89m and it was rising. |
| "Property flooding is possible when it goes above 3.00m," added the EA. | "Property flooding is possible when it goes above 3.00m," added the EA. |
| A resident said the tide in River Avon, at Aveton Gifford, was the highest they have seen | |
| The EA issued a flood warning for River Avon from Didworthy to Aveton Gifford at 10:08 GMT. | |
| A Kingsbridge resident said Tidal Road in Aveton Gifford was "almost covered" amid the heavy rain, adding it was the "highest tide" they have seen in the village. | |
| They added: "It doesn't usually come up that far, but the storm has pushed the water up." | |
| Other warnings issued on Sunday morning include the River Clyst from Broadclyst to Clyst St. Mary and the River Lew at Gribbleford Bridge and Hatherleigh. | |
| Alex Osborne, BBC weather presenter | |
| "It may come as a bit of a shock to the system this morning - much milder, yes – but also wetter. Temperatures in places are 10C higher than yesterday. | |
| "After some transient overnight sleet/snow, milder air has spread in overnight and we've since seen an abrupt transition back to rain – now the next source of potential disruption. | |
| "As a result, the Met Office has issued a weather warning for rain, until 09:00 on Monday, with the risk of localised surface water flooding. | |
| Ms Osborne added: "So umbrellas/fewer layers needed today. But it's not time to put the winter woollies away just yet, colder air returns tomorrow." | |
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