STORM Dennis is continuing to cause chaos after hitting the country with gale force winds and torrential rain on Saturday.

Weather warnings remain in place from Saturday morning for the wind and rain brought about by the stormy conditions.

Flintshire and Wrexham avoided the upgraded amber warnings and have remained on yellow alerts over the weekend.

On Sunday, February 16, Dennis continues to cause disruption with the latest road closures including the A5 in Corwen due to flooding.

A North Wales Police spokesman said: “A5 Corwen closed in both directions due to flooding - please do not ignore the signs.”

The force spokesman is referring to warning signs in place at the affected area and earlier urged people not to take the risk of driving through flood water.

Heavy rain has also caused travel disruption today, Sunday, as Transport for Wales announced that several lines were experiencing flooding including the line between Chester and Shrewsbury.

A spokesman said: “Due to heavy rain flooding the railway between Chester and Shrewsbury all lines are blocked. Limited Replacement Road transport is running. Disruption is expected until 18:00 16/02.”

Flood warnings also remain in place in at Bangor on Dee and around the Lower Dee Valley to Llangollen. Alerts are in place across the regions coast from West Anglesey to the Dee Estuary as well as localised warnings in Mold, Pontblyddyn and Rosset.

The Leader previously reported live on Saturday, February 15, as Storm Dennis began to cause disruption across the roads and railways of North Wales with flood water and high winds.

Hundreds of Deeside residents and businesses were left without water for most of Saturday after a burst water main on the A494 saw residents in Aston, Ewloe, Shotton and the surrounding CH5 postcode cut off from their supply.

Overnight, a tree had blocked a Flintshire road in Afonwen - namely the A541 – and was removed at about 9pm on Saturday night after blocking the route for about an hour and a half.

Warnings have been upgraded in the south of Wales to red warnings, the first red warning issued by the Met Office since 2015.

Met Office chief meteorologist, Andy Page, said: “Whilst the heaviest rain has cleared from Northern Ireland and Scotland, England and Wales will continue to see heavy rain on Sunday, with a risk of severe flooding in places.

“In particular, heavy rain has led to severe flooding across parts of south Wales triggering a red rain warning, where around 140mm of rain in total could fall, before it gradually eases this afternoon.”

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