Shoothill managing director Rod Plummer said: "We are expecting a crazy amount of rain today and in the coming days and the evidence of similar incidences in previous weeks tells us that floods are hitting places that haven't seen such a thing for decades, sometimes with devastating and even tragic consequences.
"Lots of people have reason to be concerned, given the weather forecasts. Those alerts could be to monitor the area around their homes, or perhaps their routes to and from work or their children's schools.
"The same is true for businesses, perhaps especially those who need to keep fleets of vehicles moving as conditions get tough or need to keep a close eye on critical infrastructure."
An Environment Agency spokesperson said: "Being prepared is vital to help reduce the risk of flooding. With more than five million people living or working in areas at risk from flooding across England and Wales, we are urging communities to use the new application, alongside our existing Floodline Hotline and website updates, to keep one step ahead of future floods."
About 520 properties have flooded since Wednesday. The agency had issued flood warnings and alerts to 110,000 properties and it said more than 21,000 properties had been protected by its flood defences.
Water levels were predicted to peak in the River Thames over the weekend, but on Saturday morning an Environment Agency spokesman told the BBC levels in the river were "starting to level off".
The spokesman added that a "close eye" would be kept on the situation, especially in the area downstream of Oxford, where the flood risk would be the greatest if there is heavy and persistent rainfall.
The main rail line in the South West of England has reopened between Exeter St Davids and Tiverton after being closed for a week due to flooding.
Buses continue to replace trains between Liskeard and Looe in Cornwall, and the line is not expected to reopen until New Year's Day at the earliest, National Rail said.
Services also continue to be disrupted between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth, and Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple.
Coastguards have been dealing with a number of landslips and mudslides in Dorset and Devon.
Swollen river floods homes in Wales, as river levels set to rise - video
Residents evacuate 500 homes in St Asaph in north Wales after a river burst through flood defences. One elderly man had to be rescued from his home by fire and rescue crews. Householders have already evacuated 900 properties after deluges left many uninhabitable and caused road and rail chaos. With rising groundwater levels and river levels set to peak over the next 48 hours, forecasters have warned of more flooding
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