:00:00. > :00:00.heading our way and wet and windy again. That is all
:00:00. > :00:11.Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's
:00:12. > :00:14.programme... The fight to protect the city, but will efforts to stop
:00:15. > :00:17.the flood in Winchester affect other communities further upstream?
:00:18. > :00:27.And serious disruption for trains through the Thames Valley could
:00:28. > :00:32.continue for weeks. I would not want anybody to be in any dead that we
:00:33. > :00:35.face serious challenges running the railways without these signalling
:00:36. > :00:38.systems available. Also tonight, the cuts continue.
:00:39. > :00:41.Hampshire Police announce another 500 jobs are to go.
:00:42. > :00:42.And goal or no goal? How technology decided this ball crossed the line
:00:43. > :00:56.to give Saints success at Hull. The storms keep rolling in and once
:00:57. > :00:59.again gale forces winds and torrential rain have hit the south.
:01:00. > :01:03.The latest Atlantic storm swept through the region with winds
:01:04. > :01:08.reaching 96 miles an hour at the Needles. In many areas there was
:01:09. > :01:11.further misery as more rain led to more flooding. In Hampshire the
:01:12. > :01:15.River Itchen is threatening Winchester. The Environment Agency
:01:16. > :01:21.has partially dammed the river upstream near the M3. Its hoped that
:01:22. > :01:24.will slow the water and flood nearby fields instead, reducing the flow
:01:25. > :01:29.into the centre of the city where homes have already been flooded. Our
:01:30. > :01:36.reporter is live in the city this evening.
:01:37. > :01:43.It looks like the water is lapping at the house is behind you. Yes,
:01:44. > :01:48.absolutely, if you look behind me, the water here, part of the river.
:01:49. > :01:52.It is hard to believe that when we arrived at 11am, this was completely
:01:53. > :01:58.dry. The river is here. If you climb over here, over the defences, you
:01:59. > :02:03.can see the river has topped its banks and is flowing at a rate of
:02:04. > :02:07.about 15 tonnes per second. It is lapping over the first line of
:02:08. > :02:13.defence. The Navy put in this second line and they will create this area
:02:14. > :02:17.here which would be a reservoir. This will hold the water and
:02:18. > :02:22.hopefully, stop it passing to the other side of the street. Also, the
:02:23. > :02:28.river water are long here, and the trains that are popping up, so the
:02:29. > :02:33.water is lapping at doorsteps. `` the drains.
:02:34. > :02:38.The last time this mid`evil city was invaded was on the 12th century, and
:02:39. > :02:47.today, it was defended again from the river it sat on for generations.
:02:48. > :02:53.Over 100 Navy Rick `` recruits battled the driving rain as the
:02:54. > :02:59.river is finally burst its banks. Did you ever think it would get this
:03:00. > :03:04.far? No, but it has. If it goes further, I will not be happy. I am
:03:05. > :03:09.not leaving, we have got sandbags outside the door. The school was
:03:10. > :03:14.closed as the river carried 15 tonnes of water per second pass any
:03:15. > :03:18.given point. It has prompted the Environment Agency to take a
:03:19. > :03:23.proactive stance and last night, part of the M3 was cordoned off
:03:24. > :03:29.above the city. One tonne blocks of gravel were dropped into the channel
:03:30. > :03:34.to create a partial dam. As the river has slowed down underneath the
:03:35. > :03:38.motorway, the water has to go somewhere. This is where it is
:03:39. > :03:43.coming, onto the flood plains, the surrounding fields, but the problem
:03:44. > :03:52.is, just half a mile down the road is the reason eddie`macro village of
:03:53. > :04:01.Eastern. `` is the village of Eastern. We're on tenterhooks. It is
:04:02. > :04:06.already coming to the house in the cellar, so we are concerned if it
:04:07. > :04:11.comes any higher. If you live so close to this kind of water, it
:04:12. > :04:15.disturbs your sleep, yes. The Environment Agency has stressed
:04:16. > :04:25.there is no threat, its state`of`the`art motorboat will
:04:26. > :04:30.continue to monitor the river level. Engineers are monitoring this to
:04:31. > :04:40.make sure that we will not be increasing the flood risk of the
:04:41. > :04:44.stream. The water is still holding back, it could yet pour into the
:04:45. > :04:49.city. The water in the channel here, it is
:04:50. > :04:54.about six to eight weeks old, it has taken that long for the heavy rain
:04:55. > :04:57.to filter down and come down the basin of the river. The Environment
:04:58. > :05:01.Agency are working with people here to make sure the city doesn't go
:05:02. > :05:05.under, not least dead in the village where one of the farmers has
:05:06. > :05:11.volunteered his land to also help to save the city. We expect when we
:05:12. > :05:16.wake up tomorrow morning to see this whole area, as far as you can see,
:05:17. > :05:21.maybe two, three feet deep in water. We would have expected to see this
:05:22. > :05:25.flow coming up anyway, given the amount of rain we had in the last
:05:26. > :05:29.few days, but the water is further downstream and it is rising there
:05:30. > :05:33.are the moment. One of the striking things about this as when you look
:05:34. > :05:36.to the north of our patch, we look at Berkshire and homes close to the
:05:37. > :05:44.Thames. This is the first time that the city, Hampshire's capital has
:05:45. > :05:48.been threatened, so defending it is absolutely a priority for those in
:05:49. > :05:53.charge to. We are creating a reservoir at the other side of the
:05:54. > :05:58.M3 is that we can stop the water coming down on the river, and that
:05:59. > :06:02.will help, but it will not solve the whole problem. There are many other
:06:03. > :06:09.villages that have problems already, and I am afraid we are doing what we
:06:10. > :06:13.can, but there is a limit. The importance of what is going on here
:06:14. > :06:16.cannot really be underestimated. If you go down the reverend bit
:06:17. > :06:20.further, there are shops and businesses, and before that, the
:06:21. > :06:27.water as to pass through the old rail and through a tunnel, almost,
:06:28. > :06:32.and the brewery is, if this cat block is, it will pack up the river.
:06:33. > :06:35.`` and the worry is. Heavy rain falling on already
:06:36. > :06:38.saturated ground has led to more problems elsewhere in the region.
:06:39. > :06:42.Strong winds battered much of the coast and brought down trees. More
:06:43. > :06:47.than five thousand homes were without power. And upstream from
:06:48. > :07:01.Winchester, the village of Cheriton is anxiously waiting to see how high
:07:02. > :07:06.water levels will rise. This morning, the storms swept in
:07:07. > :07:08.from the west along the coast of Dorset as predicted. The only
:07:09. > :07:15.question, where the damage might be done will stop I can hardly open my
:07:16. > :07:19.eyes against the wind and the brain which is reaching its peak with
:07:20. > :07:25.gusts of up to 70 mph. The high wind soon brought trouble in nearby
:07:26. > :07:34.Hinton, Patrice came down on the busy a 35. `` where trees came down.
:07:35. > :07:39.A huge tree fell on this van. I was going easy, the next thing I knew, a
:07:40. > :07:45.tree came down in front of me. I hit on the brakes. The next thing, I'm
:07:46. > :07:51.going through it I closed my eyes. The branch just hit me, it smashed
:07:52. > :07:59.up the front of the van. This is where I am now. In villages east of
:08:00. > :08:03.Winchester like Cheriton, the high river levels are already flooding
:08:04. > :08:09.some homes and threatening others. Run`off from field is set to make
:08:10. > :08:11.the problem worse. The efforts to assist communities like this are
:08:12. > :08:16.being water needed from the police control centre where all of the
:08:17. > :08:22.emergency services, the Environment Agency and utility companies are
:08:23. > :08:26.working together. Lots of vulnerable people out there, people whose
:08:27. > :08:31.livelihoods could be shattered potentially by these recent events.
:08:32. > :08:35.We need to try to support these individuals and provide them with
:08:36. > :08:39.some reassurance, but also keep the road networks open to keep
:08:40. > :08:43.businesses able to operate as normal as possible. These are extreme
:08:44. > :08:48.circumstances, and our job is very much to support them. As well as the
:08:49. > :08:52.official help, many other communities to helping each other.
:08:53. > :08:56.This local farmer has noted the trails down a road that is supposed
:08:57. > :09:02.to be closed after a succession of drivers have ignored warning signs.
:09:03. > :09:07.I have pulled out several fans, a lorry yesterday, a car just now. The
:09:08. > :09:12.water is going into the air intake, they think they are in a diesel car
:09:13. > :09:17.and it is fine, but if the air intake is low, it goes into the
:09:18. > :09:27.hydraulics, and goodbye. That is it. But they just keep ignoring the
:09:28. > :09:29.signs. Today's store may have passed over, but resilience is the order of
:09:30. > :09:35.the day is this punishing winter continues its relentless advance.
:09:36. > :09:39.We will have all of the travel details shortly.
:09:40. > :09:42.And you can keep up to date with all the latest on how the weather is
:09:43. > :09:46.affecting you on your BBC Local radio station. And if you have been
:09:47. > :09:50.flooded or had property damaged by today's weather then you can let us
:09:51. > :09:53.know via email, Twitter or Facebook. All the details on screen for you
:09:54. > :09:55.now. Anti`terrorism officers are linking
:09:56. > :09:58.two letter bombs sent to army recruiting offices in Berkshire and
:09:59. > :10:01.Kent. Army bomb disposal crews were called to the office in St Mary's
:10:02. > :10:04.Butts in Reading yesterday afternoon. Officers say the packages
:10:05. > :10:08.were intended to cause injury. No other devices have been found.
:10:09. > :10:12.Still to come in this evening's South Today... More bad weather on
:10:13. > :10:17.the way? Alexis will have the forecast. Gusts of just under 100
:10:18. > :10:20.mph today, and another storm on the way. More details later in the
:10:21. > :10:30.programme. Police officers in Hampshire say
:10:31. > :10:33.they're deeply concerned about further cuts to the force. More than
:10:34. > :10:37.five hundred posts will be closed over the next ten years as the force
:10:38. > :10:40.saves twenty five million pounds from their budget. The Chief
:10:41. > :10:43.Constable of the force says he is worried about the impact on
:10:44. > :10:47.remaining staff but says Hampshire Police will still provide a good
:10:48. > :10:54.service to the public. The bobby on the beat. It's what the
:10:55. > :10:56.public say they want to see. But as Hampshire police face a further
:10:57. > :11:01.budget squeeze, front line staff will be cut. But the force hopes by
:11:02. > :11:03.working more closely with other agencies like councils and
:11:04. > :11:12.reorganising its management, the savings can be made with as little
:11:13. > :11:16.impact as possible. The public will be worried and concerned, and my
:11:17. > :11:21.staff will be worried and concerned, and the important thing is to give
:11:22. > :11:25.them a clear vision of how we get to this and protect those essential
:11:26. > :11:29.services for them, to keep them safe. And I'm confident that in two
:11:30. > :11:36.years time, we will still do a great job from the people of Hampshire and
:11:37. > :11:40.the Isle of Wight. But there is no question. Tough decisions have had
:11:41. > :11:42.to be made which will result in new ways of policing. Police stations
:11:43. > :11:47.moving into council buildings, more calls handled without officers being
:11:48. > :11:50.dispatched. It is the officers and civilian staff of Hampshire police
:11:51. > :11:55.that work in police stations like this across the county who would be
:11:56. > :12:00.most affected by the changes. In the last four years, anyone hasn't posts
:12:01. > :12:04.have closed, now there are proposals for another 500 anorak concerns
:12:05. > :12:10.about the impact that will have on those that remain. That could
:12:11. > :12:13.potentially place police officers that and 24/7 responding to
:12:14. > :12:18.emergencies, that could put them in a more dangerous place and likewise
:12:19. > :12:23.the public. Yes, we have had to adapt, but we have gone beyond the
:12:24. > :12:26.tipping point. Preventing crime and putting victims first will remain a
:12:27. > :12:33.priority in Hampshire, but it will be a considerably leaner force
:12:34. > :12:37.putting that into practice. The emergency services have been out
:12:38. > :12:41.in force across the region today to help towns and villages feeling the
:12:42. > :12:44.brunt of the weather. In the village of Shaw near Newbury in West
:12:45. > :12:47.Berkshire the Army joined the fight to hold back the flood waters.
:12:48. > :12:50.Around eighty homes have been affected, and the police say they
:12:51. > :13:01.will issue fines to motorists ignoring road closed signs.
:13:02. > :13:06.All afternoon, it has been a case of watching and waiting as the waters
:13:07. > :13:12.get ever closer. It is getting higher and higher and we are very
:13:13. > :13:15.worried and panicking and scared. It came underneath the house, we
:13:16. > :13:20.managed to get this board appear, and inside, you can see the water is
:13:21. > :13:24.already underneath the house. It is a matter of moving everything we can
:13:25. > :13:29.and then keeping our fingers crossed. Council staff are much in
:13:30. > :13:36.evidence today, but for some, there are rival is too late and anger is
:13:37. > :13:39.rising almost as the river. The buck is being passed to left, right and
:13:40. > :13:43.centre and nobody seems to be able to make a decision, and now it is
:13:44. > :13:47.too late, because there are thousands of tonnes of water in that
:13:48. > :13:53.river and it has now reached the banks, so we do not know how deep it
:13:54. > :13:56.will get. There is a two centimetre rise in the river which would mean
:13:57. > :14:03.that most properties internally could remain dry. With water and
:14:04. > :14:10.sewerage coming up from a low, using nearby troops to build a sandbag
:14:11. > :14:14.wall wasn't the answer. Sandbags can be very effective in some locations,
:14:15. > :14:18.but in some places, they can create a down and make it worse. Tonight,
:14:19. > :14:28.the police began fining motorists who ignored road closures as the
:14:29. > :14:32.water begins to rise. The water rising is just one concern with the
:14:33. > :14:37.people charged with making sure people stay safe. The concern is
:14:38. > :14:41.that children on their half term holidays will find the water too
:14:42. > :14:44.tempting and could be swept away if they get too close to these fast
:14:45. > :14:47.flowing rivers. Almost every railway route in the
:14:48. > :14:55.region has seen delays or cancellations. But by far the most
:14:56. > :14:58.critical problem is in the Thames Valley. Tonight there are
:14:59. > :15:00.suggestions that it might not be fixed for weeks. Our Transport
:15:01. > :15:04.Correspondent is here. Things have has got worse today.
:15:05. > :15:09.When a train company advises people not to travel by train, you know
:15:10. > :15:14.things are really bad. I want to show you a picture of a metal box.
:15:15. > :15:17.Here it is. It contains signalling equipment on the Great Western at
:15:18. > :15:21.Maidenhead, and it's not working. This isn't a flooding river, it's
:15:22. > :15:27.ground water bubbling up. Network Rail has no idea when this will be
:15:28. > :15:30.sorted out but it could take weeks. It means instead of running 25
:15:31. > :15:35.trains an hour each way, First Great Western can only run five. Remember
:15:36. > :15:42.the sea wall collapsing in Devon, and taking the railway line with it?
:15:43. > :15:50.The train company says that in terms of disruption, the problem at
:15:51. > :15:56.Maidenhead is very much worse. The fact that we have got the signalling
:15:57. > :16:00.out of use in such a critical part of the network is a massive issue,
:16:01. > :16:11.and I would not want anybody to be in any doubt that we face a very
:16:12. > :16:14.major challenge running the railways without this signalling available.
:16:15. > :16:17.Clearly a very serious problem And it is by no means the only problem
:16:18. > :16:21.on the railways. All our train operators have had
:16:22. > :16:24.disruption today. For hours there were no services west of Salisbury
:16:25. > :16:27.or west of Bournemouth. There were delays and cancellations around
:16:28. > :16:31.Southampton, and Portsmouth, and in West Sussex. They can be fixed. The
:16:32. > :16:33.Great Western in Berkshire is in a completely different league. And
:16:34. > :16:36.road closures too. So many I couldn't begin to list them. Dorset
:16:37. > :16:40.Police took the unprecedented step this afternoon of telling people not
:16:41. > :16:48.to travel at all. And tonight there are several main roads in Wiltshire
:16:49. > :16:52.that are only just about passable. Thank you. Get all the local
:16:53. > :16:54.information on your BBC local radio station.
:16:55. > :16:58.The Enterprise Zone at Lee`on`Solent is part of a key Government strategy
:16:59. > :17:01.to boost economic recovery. The aim is to create three and a half
:17:02. > :17:04.thousand jobs in the marine and aviation sectors over the next
:17:05. > :17:07.twelve years and has attracted seven million pounds of government
:17:08. > :17:10.support. It's an ambitious target, so you'd think they'd want to
:17:11. > :17:14.encourage as many firms as possible onto the site. But one boat company
:17:15. > :17:18.says it's been turned away because the plan is to get a developer to
:17:19. > :17:22.market a large part of the site. Marek Mamczur and Paul Horrocks at
:17:23. > :17:25.the site of what they hoped would be a thriving new business employing up
:17:26. > :17:28.to 15 people. They would renovate this disused hangar and slipway
:17:29. > :17:31.leading into the Solent, and open a boat storage facility plus chandlery
:17:32. > :17:35.and workshop. They started speaking with the Homes Communities Agency
:17:36. > :17:37.a year ago after seeing adverts offering commercial development
:17:38. > :17:42.opportunities at Daedalus for marine businesses. They commissioned plans
:17:43. > :17:47.and impressions of how their operation would look and hoped to
:17:48. > :17:49.open this spring. They also bought lifting equipment which they've
:17:50. > :17:54.stored on a car parking area they're renting on a short`term basis close
:17:55. > :17:58.to the hangar. They say so far they've spent more than ?50,000 on
:17:59. > :18:02.setting up the business. Mr Mamczur says although they hadn't received a
:18:03. > :18:10.written agreement, they were led to believe that would happen. There are
:18:11. > :18:16.asked to jump through hoops from the homes and community agency. We had
:18:17. > :18:20.preplanning applications with Gosport, we had all of her livery
:18:21. > :18:25.made, they actually told us at one point, that we could go out and
:18:26. > :18:35.celebrate, because it was in the bag for us. But Mr Mamczur says last
:18:36. > :18:38.month everything changed. We had a meeting with the Homes Communities
:18:39. > :18:42.Agency at their Bristol office where they told us their intention was to
:18:43. > :18:49.clear most of the businesses off the site and sell it to a developer. How
:18:50. > :18:52.do you feel about that? They were advertising one thing publicly, they
:18:53. > :18:56.wanted marina assessment, but behind closed doors, all they want to do is
:18:57. > :19:00.sell this entire area to a developer. In December another
:19:01. > :19:04.company, Sapphire Aviation, pulled out of Daedalus after 14 months
:19:05. > :19:06.there, saying they had "got their fingers burned". They'd restored
:19:07. > :19:09.three derelict hangars for cleaning and storing planes and say they had
:19:10. > :19:13.a non`binding agreement to lease more land. But then the agency let
:19:14. > :19:17.it to Fareham Borough Council, so Sapphire moved out with the loss of
:19:18. > :19:21.six jobs. The Homes Communities Agency told us the land will be used
:19:22. > :19:24.for a new innovation centre for start`up businesses, creating 150
:19:25. > :19:26.new jobs, and that Sapphire had been offered different plots, discounted
:19:27. > :19:34.accommodation and an extended lease on its current premises. In relation
:19:35. > :20:01.to Marek Mamczur's proposed boat yard business the agency told us...
:20:02. > :20:06.Mr Mamczur and Mr Horrocks say if their boat yard plan here is
:20:07. > :20:28.thwarted they'll consider taking legal action to recoup some of the
:20:29. > :20:32.?50,000 they've spent. Let's talk about sports technology
:20:33. > :20:38.now. Yes, you technology implemented in
:20:39. > :20:42.getting quick decisions. We will see it all in a moment.
:20:43. > :20:45.Southampton had been stuck in ninth place in the table for their last
:20:46. > :20:48.nine games, but finally managed to break free with a hard`earned
:20:49. > :20:52.success on Humberside. The result at Hull was the first time Saints had
:20:53. > :20:56.won back to back away games in the Premier League since 2001.
:20:57. > :21:02.A denied winter hall from Southampton to hold means a
:21:03. > :21:05.sparkling amateur football to warm the bones, but the Saints were to be
:21:06. > :21:10.awarded for their round`trip. Rickie Lambert made this early chance.
:21:11. > :21:16.Saint were let off when Shane Long hit the upright at the other end.
:21:17. > :21:20.The best of the chances throughout the evening. Jay Rodriguez also
:21:21. > :21:26.troubled the woodwork. Through the second half, the penalty area chaos
:21:27. > :21:31.with a technological intervention. Then there was this denial. Then a
:21:32. > :21:36.second effort triggered the legal decision system before Rickie
:21:37. > :21:44.Lambert fired home. The girl was the 13th of the club, a lucky omen. I
:21:45. > :21:50.wasn't sure, I guess the new technology proves it was my goal. I
:21:51. > :21:55.am happy to help the team, but most importantly we got the three points
:21:56. > :21:57.and it was very welcome. Some transfer news this evening,
:21:58. > :22:01.Bournemouth winger Josh McQuoid has joined League One side Peterborough
:22:02. > :22:05.on loan for the rest of the season. To the Winter Olympics in Sochi
:22:06. > :22:07.next, and Sussex skier Chemmy Alcott was understandably delighted with a
:22:08. > :22:10.top`20 finish in the women's downhill today. The 31`year`old has
:22:11. > :22:14.recently battled back from breaking her leg for a third time. Competing
:22:15. > :22:17.at her fourth Winter Games, Alcott's time was nearly two seconds off the
:22:18. > :22:21.pace of the winner. But having overcome adversity just to make the
:22:22. > :22:29.starting gate, the Hove skier was satisfied with her efforts, in
:22:30. > :22:32.finishing 19th. Every time I have come back from
:22:33. > :22:36.these like breaks it has been worth it, and a top 20 in the Olympics
:22:37. > :22:41.after what I have been through has been great justice, I'm so proud, I
:22:42. > :22:47.did not disappoint myself, I did not skate pretty, it is far from pretty,
:22:48. > :22:50.but I am so proud. Surrey batsman Kevin Pietersen was
:22:51. > :22:54.the only one of the South's cricketers to be snapped up, on the
:22:55. > :22:56.first day of the auction for this year's Indian Premier League.
:22:57. > :23:00.Pietersen went for ?880,000 to the Delhi Daredevils, the same team he
:23:01. > :23:02.played for last year. Sussex's Luke Wright, and former Hampshire
:23:03. > :23:05.all`rounder Dimi Mascarenas will go under the hammer again tomorrow.
:23:06. > :23:09.Meanwhile, Sussex coach Mark Robinson has today told the BBC that
:23:10. > :23:12.he will apply for the vacant job as England's new technical director.
:23:13. > :23:15.Andy Flower left the post after the winter tour of Australia.
:23:16. > :23:18.The weather has meant Great Britian's rowers, who are based at
:23:19. > :23:21.Caversham, will miss a trial in Lincolnshire this weekend. The event
:23:22. > :23:23.at Boston has been cancelled. Meanwhile, flooding at their
:23:24. > :23:27.training base has meant its been tricky getting the boats in and out
:23:28. > :23:31.of the water and even getting to and from the boathouse. The rowers have
:23:32. > :23:34.lost training days when the wind has been too strong, but mainly they've
:23:35. > :23:38.been able to stick to their schedule. I think the real problem
:23:39. > :23:42.is the selection period her people are really fighting for their
:23:43. > :23:47.seats. This is all starting there. People have their eye on the water,
:23:48. > :23:51.and there are certainly frustrations if you can get there, but on the big
:23:52. > :23:56.screen, the team is committed, no matter what the weather. We just
:23:57. > :24:00.hope it gets better soon. You think they would be in their
:24:01. > :24:06.element in the water! Obviously, they are not! Let's talk
:24:07. > :24:09.about the weather. Alexis has the forecast. Everybody keeps talking
:24:10. > :24:14.about the number of storms coming one after the other.
:24:15. > :24:16.Research suggests that there are unusually high sea surface
:24:17. > :24:19.temperatures in Indonesia and the West Pacific, which is affecting the
:24:20. > :24:23.balance in the atmosphere. The jet stream is not in its usual position
:24:24. > :24:26.and it is unusually strong, meaning the storms are coming in one after
:24:27. > :24:31.the other from the Atlantic. It's hard to predict the weather beyond a
:24:32. > :24:38.few days but it is looking like the storms in the coming weeks will be
:24:39. > :24:41.less intense. And there may be an indication of some calmer weather as
:24:42. > :24:48.we head into March but that is uncertain. It is all about the
:24:49. > :24:52.balance of the atmosphere, it is being affected by things happening
:24:53. > :24:58.across the globe. It will continue, I would tell you about the other
:24:59. > :25:02.storm in just a moment. Humour is still alive and well in
:25:03. > :25:05.Romsey. This picture was sent in by Kester Roberts. Heather Brooks
:25:06. > :25:08.captured a duck playing it safe in Birdham in West Sussex. And Mike
:25:09. > :25:18.West captured the rough sea at Freshwater Bay on the Isle of Wight.
:25:19. > :25:27.These are the wind speeds from this afternoon, 96 mph on the Isle of
:25:28. > :25:33.Wight. Inland areas saying up to 50, 60 mph. The wind will be strong
:25:34. > :25:38.overnight, but we expect some wintry showers also. To throw a spanner in
:25:39. > :25:44.the works, the risk of icy conditions. A weather warning has
:25:45. > :25:51.been issued by the Met Office. Temperatures falling rapidly. One,
:25:52. > :25:59.two Celsius in towns and cities with the risk of hail and sleep it for
:26:00. > :26:05.higher areas. `` hail and sleet. The rain, it will fall as rain with lows
:26:06. > :26:10.of three to four degrees. The risk of ice first thing tomorrow and
:26:11. > :26:13.overnight. These wintry showers continue tomorrow, but some sunshine
:26:14. > :26:20.and the wind will gradually ease during the day. A better end to the
:26:21. > :26:24.day with six to eight Celsius. Tomorrow night, the showers will
:26:25. > :26:27.ease and the wind will ease and the window leaves, which means
:26:28. > :26:32.temperatures under clear skies will fall rapidly to freezing in the
:26:33. > :26:36.countryside, perhaps. So the risk of icy conditions again where there is
:26:37. > :26:42.standing water. Temperatures down to freezing. The wind will increase
:26:43. > :26:46.first thing on Friday and we expect another deeper area of low pressure
:26:47. > :26:51.from the Atlantic. The Met Office has chewed a yellow warning for
:26:52. > :26:59.strong winds and heavy rain. The wind could reach 70 to 80 mph on
:27:00. > :27:04.exposed coasts. 50 to 60 mph inland. And Friday, Saturday, it could have
:27:05. > :27:08.another inch of rain which will add to the flooding. This is the outlook
:27:09. > :27:14.for the rest of the week, some showers tomorrow, and the falling as
:27:15. > :27:19.sleet and hail in some areas. Some thunder. Friday, the slow pressure
:27:20. > :27:25.from the Atlantic and a strong wind and heavy rain. The wind will peak
:27:26. > :27:30.in the night`time. We always want to tell your story on
:27:31. > :27:36.the programme, so you can get in touch with us anyway you like.
:27:37. > :27:41.Particularly if you have been affected by the floods or the
:27:42. > :27:45.weather, let us know. Thank you for watching, say save this evening,
:27:46. > :27:48.good night. `` stay safe.