49 soldiers have been deployed by the Civil Defence around the country to help those already experiencing flooding.
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“The RSA is asking road users to check local weather and traffic conditions before making a trip and to consider postponing it if the conditions are extremely bad”, the RSA said.
Superintendent Mark Pannone, of Cumbria Constabulary said: “It is obviously good news that Storm Frank has so far not brought about the disruption that could have occurred, and we hope it passes without further disruption”. Emergency services, volunteers, members of the public, the council, working together.
Clean-up efforts in flood-hit areas of Scotland hit by Storm Frank could be hampered by this onset of ice and snow.
More than 6,700 homes were flooded as river levels reached all-time highs across the north of England over the past week.
The rain and gales left thousands of homes without power, with faults caused by wind damage and trees or other debris on the lines.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) issued 22 flood warnings for Perthshire, including Crieff, Glen Lyon and Aberfeldy, while the rest of the country was put on flood alert.
“We urge communities and visitors, particularly in Cumbria, to prepare and not to walk or drive through flood water”, said Craig Woolhouse, director of incident management at the Environment Agency. “Flood waters have been receding slowly across flood hit areas, but rain will be falling on saturated ground, bringing the potential for further significant flooding”.
Flood warnings remain in place across the United Kingdom as forecasters predict rain and snow for the start of 2016.
The Met Office state that the yellow weather warning for rain is in place until 3pm tomorrow afternoon.
However, the number of “severe” flood warnings has dropped as many rivers in northern England are receding from record-high levels.
An orange rain warning has also been issued for Wicklow, Galway, Cork, Kerry and Waterford, with rainfall totals of between 40 to 70 mm predicted over 24 hours.
A red weather warning was issued for the Isle of Man overnight, with up to 100mm of rain expected on high ground.
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“There is a risk of flooding to low lying properties around river banks including Low Road, the Glebe House and Station Square”. It is much too early to say what the full impact of any flooding will be.
