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Bristol people have been urged to “act now” after flood warnings were issued for the city. A night of heavy rain and strong winds has led the Environment Agency to launch the warnings.

Two advisories have been issued affecting Bristol. One is for the River Avon areas in Pill and Shirehampton, Watch House Road and Station Road, while the other is along the waterfront at Portishead and Portbury Dock.

Along with the warnings, there are also two lower level alerts. These cover the River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton and one for the coast between Portishead and Portbury Dock.

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In its toughest warnings, the Environment Agency says: “Flooding is expected in this area. This means properties are at risk of flooding.”

“Take steps to protect yourself and your property and monitor local weather and river conditions. Avoid contacting, walking or driving through floodwater.

“Consider activating any property flood protection products you may have. Environment Agency flood warning officers established river or tidal levels that have triggered this message.

“During industrial action, this message was issued automatically based on rising river levels or tides.”

Met Office Southwest Forecast

Today:

Breezy with some locally heavy showers and sunny periods in the morning. Becoming cloudier with some longer periods of rain and stronger winds possible later. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

A cloudy afternoon for most with rain that will soon clear to the east. Becoming mostly dry overnight with clear spells and a few isolated showers. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Friday:

A mix of sunshine and more showers on Friday, again potentially heavy with hail and thunder. The showers could merge into longer periods of rain at times. Temperate but remaining windy. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook from Saturday to Monday:

Spells sunny and heavy stormy rain on the weekend. Drier on Monday with sunny intervals and lighter winds. A soft start but getting colder with an ice cream Monday.

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