AS Storm Bram hit the South West on December 8 and 9, multiple parts of South Somerset experienced flooding and disruption.
Storm Bram brought with it an outbreak of rain in Taunton, Bridgwater, Weston-super-Mare, Chard, Ilminster and other parts of Somerset that started on December 8 and continued until 2pm on December 9.
Due to the nature of the rain, a yellow rain warning was issued by the Met Office.
A spokesperson for the Met Office said: “Given the saturated nature of the ground, this is likely to lead to some flooding in places and transport disruption.
“Fast-flowing or deep floodwater is possible, causing a danger to life.”
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Due to river levels already being high following rainfall over the weekend of December 6-7, more than 26 red and amber flood alerts were issued across the South West, and flooding occurred in South Somerset.
Flood warnings in place in Somerset include the River Axe, River Parrett, River Yeo, River Tone, River Chew, East Somerset Rivers, Exmoor Rivers, West Somerset Streams and more.
The A358 at Donyatt, which is historically prone to flooding, ended up closed, along with the A303 westbound from (A356 Prophet’s Lane/Crewkerne turn off, Bower Hinton) to Harp Road (Hayes End roundabout, South Petherton) due to a fallen tree.
Martock to South Petherton Road was also reported as impassable at Parrett Works due to flooding.
Taunton residents also reported that the River Tone was high - especially near Hollywood Bowl in Heron Gate, Taunton.
Chard Junction, Forde Abbey and Winsham in the Chard area all also flooded, with reports of vehicles left stranded in flood water.
Due to this, Chard Fire Station, along with National Highways and Somerset Council, issued warnings to drivers, urging them not to take risks or drive through floodwater.
Some roads still remain close/impassible due to flooding, including the B3165 from Hurst Street to East Lambrook Road.
David Bell, chief executive and Town Clerk of Chard Town Council said: "I can confirm that storm events in recent days have resulted in some localised flooding of roads, footways and fields.
"Flooding inside houses and businesses should be reported to Somerset Council to build the bigger picture.
"I would like to thank Chard Area Resilience Group for turning out to help with preventative maintenance and during the bad weather itself."
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