MOTORISTS faced more disruption as one of the wettest Novembers on record continued into December.

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There were huge delays on the A590 at Lindal on Tuesday morning, as the notorious section near the railway bridge was again submerged with water.

Drivers had to resort to mounting the kerb to get past, before the road was closed for around 30 minutes shortly after 10.20am.

Firefighters attended following reports that a section of around 100 square metres was submerged.

Traffic had to be stopped in both directions on the A590 as fire crews and highways maintenance teams pumped water away.

A spokesman for Stagecoach said services between Barrow and Ulverston experienced “significant” delays of up to 50 minutes in conditions described as “horrendous”.

A spokesman for Highways England said: "This week’s rainfall has been exceptional, even by Cumbrian standards.

"We acknowledge we have a particular issue with flooding at this spot where the A590 dips next to the railway embankment – this is down to the difficult topography and very complicated ground conditions.

"We have not spent any money (as yet) on extra/improved drainage measures.

"We did do some remedial work in the bus bay a bit further west of the flooding spot. 

"We have carried out ground investigations to help inform what kind of solution we could provide at the flooding spot. 

"We are actively looking at a solution to this issue – rounding off a topographical and ground water investigations this month."

Full records for rainfall in November will not be available from official sources until the end of next week.

But a Met Office spokeswoman confirmed that up until November 25, 300.5ml of rain had fallen in Westmorland.

That was 69 per cent above average, which is 178.3ml.

However, Windermere-based weather watcher Alex Mann said rainfall in the town for the whole of November was 408ml.

The record was in November 2009 – the year of the severe Cumbria floods – when more than 500ml fell.

Mr Mann said: “It’s still been very, very high. It’s certainly been adventurous these last few days, it’s been quite exceptional.”

The Environment Agency said the weather over the next five days will remain “unsettled”.

Strong winds, some times of gale force, with further heavy rain at times, can be expected over Cumbria for the rest of this week.

Marina Powell-Currie, flood resilience team leader for the Environment Agency in Cumbria and Lancashire, said: “During the winter there is an increased likelihood of unsettled weather, which could lead to flooding in some areas.

“We urge everyone to check their flood risk and find out how they can keep themselves warned and informed by registering to Environment Agency’s free flood warning service.”

<u> Beach land slip danger </u>

RESIDENTS are being warned about a significant land slip on Askam beach.

Furness Coastguard has issued a warning after stormy weather washed away the sand, creating a channel measuring four to five feet deep just south of Askam pier.

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There will be heavy rain until 2.00pm.

Winds will ease and it will turn colder.

Temperatures are expected to reach highs of 11°C and lows of 7°C.