With heavy rains overnight, parts of Devon are experiencing localised flooding this morning, particularly communities along main rivers.

Many schools are reporting temporary closures.

Some roads are temporarily closed while conditions make them impassable.

Devon’s Roads

Update at 2:20pm

Current closures include:

Exeter & East

The Trafalgar Way, Axminster
A379 Devon Motel, passable with care
A30 NH – Closed either end of Honiton
London road, Cranbrook Jcn Gribble Lane
A376 Exmouth Road, Lympstone – Flooded and impassable
Beacon Lane, Exeter – Flooded impassable
Streatham Drive, Exeter – Flooded impassable
A303 Upottery
A358 Weycroft Bridge
A3052 Boshill Hill
Mill Street Ottery St Mary
Northmostown
Sidmouth Road between Ottery and The Bowd
Pinn Lane Otterton
Road from Budlake to Killerton (closed for large tree down, will be closed for 3hrs minimum)
Road Past Darts Farm

South

A382 Monks Way near B3387 roundabout Bovey Tracey
Totnes Road, Buckfastleigh – Flooding, impassable
Newton Road, Kingsteignton – Still passable but flooded
Moretonhampstead Road, Lustleigh – Flooded impassable
Ashburton Road, Newton Abbot
A379 Station Road, Dawlish

Mid

A377 Crediton both ends, flooding and a landslip
A377 junction with Queen Elizabeth Drive, Crediton – Flooding. Road impassable.
B3181 Cullompton to Willand closed at 5 bridges
Hemyock Road, Culmstock – Flooding, impassable
A396 Stoke Road, Stoke Canon – Flooding, impassable

Update at 12:52pm

We are receiving reports of congestion on minor roads, as drivers seek to avoid roads closed or partially closed due to localised flooding.

We are advising road users in areas where there is known flooding to only travel if it’s essential.

People in flooded areas of the county are asked to wait until road conditions improve and for routes to reopen before travelling.

Improving weather conditions over the next 24 hours will allow some roads to drain and reopen. However, flooded roads that otherwise drain into swollen rivers will take longer to clear.

Update at 10:26am

Current closures include:

Exeter & East

The Trafalgar Way, Axminster
A376 Clyst St George to Clyst St Mary inbound closed/outbound one lane open
A3072 near the Cat and Fiddle
A379 Devon Motel, passable with care
A30 NH – Closed either end of Honiton
London road, Cranbrook Junction Gribble Lane
A376 Exmouth Road, Lympstone – Flooded and impassable
Beacon Lane, Exeter – Flooded impassable
Streatham Drive, Exeter – Flooded impassable
A303 Upottery
A358 Weycroft Bridge
A3052 Boshill Hill

South

A382 Monks Way near B3387 roundabout Bovey Tracey
Totnes Road, Buckfastleigh – Flooding, impassable
Newton Road, Kingsteignton – Still passable but flooded
Moretonhampstead Road, Lustleigh – Flooded impassable
Ashburton Road, Newton Abbot
A379 Station Road, Dawlish

Mid

A377 Crediton both ends, flooding and a landslip
A377 junction with Queen Elizabeth Drive, Crediton – Flooding. Road impassable.
B3181 Cullompton to Willand closed at 5 bridges
Hemyock Road, Culmstock – Flooding, impassable
A396 Stoke Road, Stoke Canon – Flooding, impassable

Update at 09:00 hours:

Flooding is affecting:

A30 – Both directions Daisy Mount
A30 – Closed either end of Honiton
London Road, Cranbrook Jnc Gribble Lane
A3052 Clyst St Mary, both approach at Cat and Fiddle and approach from Clyst St.George
A377 – Impassable at Downes and Newton St. Cyres, flooding and landslide.
A303 Upottery
B3177 Iron Bridge
A382 Wray Barton
A396 Stoke Canon
B3181 Five Bridges, Cullompton
A379 Station Road, Dawlish
A3052 Boshill Hill
A358 Weycroft Bridge

Many minor roads are also impassable or blocked, so travel around East Devon is strongly discouraged.

Travel Advice

We are reminding residents of the following advice:

Be alert to fallen trees and branches, particularly on minor roads where they may not have been reported
Never drive through floodwater or swollen flowing water, you don’t know how deep it is. Find an alternative route
Allow additional time for your journey. Reduce your speed and leave more space between you and the vehicle in front
Drive with care and according to the conditions
Listen to local radio for updates on current weather conditions