The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across extensive areas of Somerset and Devon, even as the clean-up and disruption after yesterday's deluge continues.

Be prepared for heavy rainfall on Thursday (December 7), which could leave you thoroughly drenched.

The warning is effective from midnight tomorrow and extends until 3pm the next day.

For those unfamiliar with what a yellow rain warning entails, here are the expected impacts:

• Significant rain may cause travel disruptions and potential flooding in certain areas.
• A slight risk exists that homes and businesses might experience flooding, potentially damaging buildings.
• Flooding may lead to possible delays or cancellations in train and bus services.
• Driving conditions could become challenging due to spray and flooding, with the possibility of some road closures.
• There's a small chance that certain communities could be isolated due to flooded roads.

Today and yesterday, Somerset Council's Highways teams have been responding to incidents across the county following heavy rain.

They responded to more than 40 incidents, many of them minor road closures due to flooding, as rain swept through the county.

More than 20 schools decided to close as a result of the bad weather and several libraries closed early.

At various stages several major roads needed to be closed due to flooding: the A356 between the A303 and Crewkerne, the A358 at Donyatt, the B3227 at Norton Fitzwarren, A361 Greinton and B3168 Puckington/Curry Rivel.

Jetting contractors were redeployed from planned works to respond to flood-related incidents. Please check @TravelSomerset on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) for the latest updates.

The Council has been working with partner agencies to monitor the situation and will continue to do so with further rain forecast for later in the week, along with strong winds.

The public is asked to monitor Environment Agency flood warnings and alerts, taking precautionary steps where needed. For the latest information please visit the check for flooding online information.

Drivers are reminded to never drive through floodwater.

Problems on the roads can be reported online Report a problem on the road (somerset.gov.uk).

There have been reports of around 20 properties scattered across the county having some kind of flooding during the day.

For the latest information about school closures check the Council's online schools closure online page.

It is anticipated that several hundred recycling and refuse collections may be missed today as a result of road closures, notably in the Yeovil and Crewkerne areas.

For information and advice on preparing for flooding and coping if you have experienced flooding you can visit somerset.gov.uk/flooding.