Part of M27 closed due to flooding

The westbound route between the entry and exit slip roads was shut this afternoon because of flooding on the road surface.

Traffic officers from Highways England diverted vehicles around the closure by taking the junction at the M271, and then diverting back onto the motorway.

It follows heavy rain and strong winds across the county this morning, with more reports of roads being flooded.

The Met Office has issued a yellow-level weather warning for rain on Sunday, and said travel disruption is likely. The warning covers most of the south east, including Portsmouth and the rest of Hampshire, and will be in force from 5am to 10am tomorrow.

A Met Office spokesperson said: ‘A further spell of rain, some of it heavy, is expected on Sunday morning. This will bring rainfall totals of 10 to 20 mm quite widely with some locations seeing as much as 30 to 35 mm.

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‘As much of this rain is expected to fall within a few hours localised flooding of a few properties and roads is likely to result, the latter along with spray may lead to longer journey times.’

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