Warnings of heavy rain have been issued for the East Midlands - including Swadlincote - this week.

Storm Christoph is due to hit the area - as the video above explains.

Yellow and amber warnings are out from tomorrow (Tuesday) until Thursday.

That means there is the threat of spells of prolonged and heavy rain which may lead to flooding and disruption to travel in places.

The conditions may also mean:

• Homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings

• Fast flowing or deep floodwater is possible, causing a danger to life

• Delays or cancellations to train and bus services are possible

• Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures

• Some communities may be cut off by flooded roads

• Possible power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses

And, under the amber warning:

• Fast flowing or deep floodwater is likely, causing danger to life

• Delays and some cancellations to train and bus services are likely

• Spray and flooding probably leading to difficult driving conditions and some road closures

• A good chance some communities cut off by flooded roads

• Power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses likely

The Met Office says, the Amber warning area includes Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Wakefield, Lincoln, Nottingham, Leicester and Peterborough and is valid from 0600 on Tuesday through to midday on Thursday.

Within the Amber warning area rainfall accumulations could reach up to 200mm in parts of the southern Pennines and northern Peak District, 40-70mm could be seen more widely.

Chief Meteorologist Dan Suri, said "Following a cold spell where the main hazard was snow, our focus now turns to notably heavy rain moving across the UK this week. Some locations could see over 100mm of rain falling through the course just a couple of days with up to 200mm possible over higher ground. These amounts of rainfall along with snow melt present a real threat of flooding and people should keep a close eye on flood warnings from the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales.

"As the system moves away into the North Sea Wednesday night and Thursday morning there will be strong winds along the east coast for a time. Meanwhile, colder air coming southwards into the weather system brings the risk of further snow on the back edge of this system. Temperatures will gradually fall across the UK through the end of the week and into the weekend bringing a return to widespread overnight frosts."