UK weather: Exact locations flooding alerts & warnings in place as Storm Pierrick to bring more rain & travel chaos

THE exact locations flood alerts and warnings are in place has been revealed as Storm Pierrick continues to batter the UK.

Brits can expect more wet weather with "very heavy and persistent" rain across parts of the UK on Wednesday, the Met Office has said.

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A yellow warning for rain will come into force between 9am and 10pm on Wednesday covering western areas of Scotland.

Forecasters said heavy rain would continue to batter parts of the UK on Wednesday, particularly Northern Ireland, northwestern England and western areas of Scotland, but much of central England and Wales will experience a milder day.

The Environment Agency has issued 33 red flood warnings for the country, while there are 183 alerts in place.

They include part of the River Severn in Gloucestershire, the Somerset coast at Portishead and Portbury Dock, the River Trent and the north bank of the Humber estuary.

It comes after more than 200 people were evacuated in West Sussex on Tuesday after the River Arun burst its banks.

They included about 180 people rescued overnight from Medmerry Holiday Park in Earnley and about 15 from Ferry Road and Rope Walk in Littlehampton, West Sussex County Council said.

One person showing signs of hypothermia was taken to hospital.

Residents described the flooding as "scary and unprecedented".

Met Office meteorologist Annie Shuttleworth said: "Most areas are going to feel on the chilly side to start the day (on Wednesday).

"There will be a good deal of sunshine particularly across eastern areas through the morning, the South East seeing the longest-lived sunshine tomorrow morning, but across the West it's really going to deteriorate through the day.

"Some very heavy and persistent rain will push through Northern Ireland into northwestern England and western areas of Scotland - that's where there is a rain warning in force.

"There could be 60mm of rain falling through the day on Wednesday."

She continued: "Further south across much of central England and Wales and the South Coast too it will be a much cloudier afternoon.

"There will be some rain from time to time but I think if you're away from the West and from coastal areas, rain will be fairly limited and it's actually going to be a significantly milder day tomorrow with this southerly wind bringing with it this mild air."

Yesterday shocking footage showed beach huts being blown into the sea during Storm Pierrick.

Huge waves and battering winds in Cornwall washed newly painted huts on Castle Beach, Falmouth, into the ocean.

Falmouth Coastguard had issued a warning for strong winds, tides and storm surges.

The video, taken by local resident Stacey Lewin at 6.40pm, shows at least two colourful beach huts being swept away into the ocean.

Stacey, who only lives moments away from the dramatic scene, said: "I was quite shocked at just how bad the weather was.

"I only live five minutes away and the weather didn't seem that bad. When the huts got pulled in, that was a sad moment.

"They've only just been put back and re-painted. Sad times but just shoes how powerful and dangerous the sea can be."

Meanwhile part of the flood defence wall protecting the seaside town of Porthleven in Cornwall has been smashed and washed away.

Huge waves battered the harbour wall and lifted tons of rocks and brickwork like matchsticks into the air and away into the foaming sea.

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