A ROAD in Southampton is partially blocked following a tree falling in the road.
Traffic is being directed past the fallen tree in Moorhill Road, West End one side at a time.
The tree is just beyond St James' Church, heading towards Telegraph Woods and Kanes Hill.
Currently, traffic is steady but may increase at rush hour.
Moorhill Road, near West End Road, in #Southampton is partially blocked due to a fallen tree. Traffic from both directions is steady at the moment and vehicles are being directed past the tree one side at a time pic.twitter.com/2RciRQvbYd
— Maya (@Echo_Maya) December 7, 2021
Storm Barra is also battering other parts of Southampton.
Weston Shore, along Weston Parade, has been closed to traffic after the road and surrounding areas were flooded today.
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The water stretches across the road and across the grassland opposite the shore.
Warnings have been put in place for Beaulieu and Fareham, with alerts in place for Mansbridge, Riverside Park, Hamble, Southampton Water, Milford on Sea, Lymington, and Beaulieu estuary, the Government's flood team says.
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