Somerset County Council has closed the A361 across the Somerset Levels following warnings from the Environment Agency that floodwaters are likely to spill onto the road. Road users are urged to plan ahead and use an alternative route, as emergency road closure gates at Burrowbridge and East Lyng were closed from 6pm on Tuesday 10 January.

A 9 January Environment Agency Wessex briefing about the current situation on the Somerset Levels and Moors following recent heavy rain, and with more intermittent rain forecast. Trigger points for action have been met at Northmoor and Saltmoor pumping stations, pre-emptive action is being taken at Dunball.

Backed by Somerset Rivers Authority, the National Trust is leading a major, pioneering project to reconnect part of the River Aller on Exmoor to its original floodplain. Work on the National Trust's Holnicote estate in West Somerset has been inspired by the success of 'Stage 0' river restoration schemes in the United States. National Trust project manager Ben Eardley says: “We now have a tried and tested method to start reversing the damage done to our rivers. ‘Stage 0’ floodplain reconnection completely resets natural processes – it’s like the ‘ctrl, alt, delete’ equivalent of a computer reset - and lets the river decide what it wants to be. By seeing the river and its surrounding landscape as a whole, we can build resilience and boost biodiversity.”