For the following areas
- Bedfordshire (Severe)
- Bracknell Forest (Severe)
- Brighton + Hove (Severe)
- Buckinghamshire (Severe)
- Cambridgeshire (Severe)
- E Sussex (Severe)
- Essex (Severe)
- Gtr London (Severe)
- Hampshire (Severe)
- Hertfordshire (Severe)
- Isle of Wight (Severe)
- Kent (Severe)
- Luton (Severe)
- Medway (Severe)
- Norfolk (Severe)
- Portsmouth (Severe)
- Reading (Severe)
- Slough (Severe)
- Southampton (Severe)
- Southend-on-Sea (Severe)
- Suffolk (Severe)
- Surrey (Severe)
- Thurrock (Severe)
- W Berkshire (Severe)
- W Sussex (Severe)
- Windsor + Maidenhead (Severe)
- Wokingham (Severe)
Issued by the Met Office at 21:55 on Monday, 01st September 2008
Valid from 23:55 on Monday, 01st September 2008 until 10:00 on Tuesday, 02nd September 2008
Rain will spread eastwards overnight to affect the Southeast of England, before slowly clearing on Tuesday morning. Rain will be heavy and prolonged at times giving 15mm in 3 hours in places, and perhaps up to 20 to 25mm in some places before the rain clears. The public are advised to take extra care and refer to the 'Highways Agency' for further advice on traffic disruption on motorways and trunk roads.