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Met Office issues ANOTHER weather warning as Greater Manchester to be battered by wind and rain

Forecasters have issued another weather warning for Greater Manchester with the region set to be battered by the elements. Strong winds and heavy rain could cause havoc across the UK in the coming days.

Our region is hit by every weather warning currently issued by the Met Office, including the latest announced this morning (December 5). A new yellow weather warning has been announced for rain, coming into force at 2pm today.

It lasts for four hours, until 6pm this evening. The warning also covers Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside, plus parts of West Yorkshire, the north Midlands and Wales.

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In these areas, the Met Office says people should expect 'heavy rain leading to a chance of some flooding and travel disruption'. The warning is one of two which covers Greater Manchester today (Thursday).

The second warning, for wind, comes into force at 3pm and lasts until 3am on Friday morning. It is a larger warning, covering the North West, Midlands, East Anglia, Wales and Northern Ireland in full, plus parts of western Scotland, Yorkshire and the South West.

In these areas, the Met Office says there is 'some disruption from strong and gusty winds'. The warning was issued on Wednesday and amended overnight, covering more of the UK and ending earlier.

A Met Office spokesperson said: "A spell of heavy rain is likely during Thursday afternoon, clearing to the east through the early evening. Twenty to 30 mm is likely to fall in just a few hours, bringing a risk of some surface water flooding and disruption to travel.

"The rain is also likely to be accompanied by gusty, perhaps briefly squally, winds." They added: "Westerly or northwesterly winds will increase during

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