Lincolnshire Police have issued a warning about the dangers of standing water as Storm Babet lashes the county. Here are scenes of flooding in the Spilsby area and coast.
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00:00 A storm brevet lashes the county. Lincolnshire Police has issued a warning about the potential
00:06 dangers of standing water on roads. This footage was taken along the A158 in the Spilsby area
00:13 near Partney, where fields and roads are already underwater.
00:21 A number of schools in the area have also been affected, with Toynton All Saints Primary
00:25 School announcing it would be closing early due to the flooding on the roads. Partney
00:31 service station is also closed. A tractor sinking into the ground was one of the devastating
00:36 scenes for farmers along Ashby Road. There was also evidence of flooding along Wainfleet
00:47 Road to Burrilla Marsh. A drain on the outskirts of the village had overflowed, flooding the
00:54 surrounding area. Along the coast, residents are reporting gale force winds. The storm
01:04 is expected to continue into the night and residents are being urged to take care.
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