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Weather warnings are in place for much of the UK on Boxing Day, and Storm Bella is expected to bring heavy rain and winds of up to 80 mph.
It comes as parts of the country have already suffered floods in recent days, and emergency services have received hundreds of calls.
Christmas Day will be calm and cold, with a minimal chance of snow, according to the Met Office. However, conditions are expected to become increasingly unstable on December 26 and 27.
A severe amber weather warning was issued for the wind in South Wales and southern England, where gusts could reach up to 70-80 mph in mountainous areas and coastal locations.
The Met Office has issued a lower-level yellow warning for wind for all of England and Wales, and southern Scotland, from 3pm on Boxing Day until noon the following day.
A similar rain advisory was issued for parts of Scotland, Wales and much of the north and south west of England, with experts warning of potentially dangerous travel conditions.
The strongest winds and rain will abate on Sunday, but it still won’t settle until evening.
Meteorological Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Tony Wardle said: “This will be a noticeable change from the calmer conditions on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, so please be very careful and keep up with the forecast. more recent”.
Large parts of the country were hit by heavy rains and floods earlier in the week.
The Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said it had handled more than 250 flood calls, with several properties affected and several people rescued from stranded vehicles.
The Herefordshire and Worcestershire Fire and Rescue Service said it received calls from 3 p.m. Wednesday and rescued 44 people from stranded vehicles, while its colleagues in Bedfordshire said they received 60,999 calls in 90 minutes, including three to people who needed to be rescued. of the cars.
Across the country, more than 108 flood warnings and 159 flood alerts were still in effect as of 10 a.m. Thursday.
Gloucestershire pub The Toby Carvery in Over, near Gloucester, which had been closed for several months due to COVID-19 closures, had to close again due to flooding, canceling reservations for Christmas Day.
Images posted on social media showed the pub being flooded for the second time this year after heavy rains in February.
Christmas Eve floods on the B645 road in Stonely, Camridgeshire
The view of The Beck at Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, following overnight flooding Pic: Clayton Hudson
In a video message filmed from the flooded property, Rees Keene, a partner in the business, said: “I’m in the back of the store and I’ve never seen anything like this.”
Meanwhile, Nottinghamshire police said emergency services were called to a report of a landslide near some houses near a former quarry in Mansfield at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday.
The force said a “small number” of properties had been evacuated, and police, fire services and ambulances, along with city officials, were dispatched to the scene to conduct safety assessments.
Heavy rains hit Gloucestershire overnight Wednesday
Flood water covers Worcester racecourse
According to a Natural Resources Wales meter, about 60.4mm of rain fell in 13 hours on Wednesday at Trevethin Reservoir in South Wales.
And 44.6mm of rain was detected in Corby, Northamptonshire, in the same period, according to the Environment Agency.
Heavy rains caused travel disruptions, with many areas reporting surface water on roads.
Drivers were trapped for several hours on a stretch of the M50 motorway near Ledbury, Herefordshire, posting images taken from their car seats showing running water flooding the road.
