Where 80mph winds and rain will hit UK today as more bad weather follows Storm Eowyn
A flurry of fresh weather warnings for wind and rain have been issued for Sunday after Storm Eowyn battered the British Isles with hurricane-force winds.
Flights were cancelled, major rail routes closed and ferry services axed on Saturday after winds surpassing 100mph hit parts of Britain throughout Friday. More than a million people were left without power due to the vicious storm.
A rare red weather warning was lifted on Friday from Scotland and Northern Ireland, where Storm Eowyn damaged buildings, uprooted trees and caused power cuts.
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But the Met Office has issued weather warnings through until Tuesday, as a new low-pressure system – dubbed Storm Herminia by Spanish forecasters – takes hold over the weekend, moving in from the southwest as Eowyn passes.
A final warning for snow and ice, covering much of Scotland and also Northern Ireland, was in force until 10am on Sunday, after which the remaining weather alerts are largely focused further south.
The weather warnings in force for northern parts of the UK on Sunday (Met Office)
A wind warning is also in place along the west coast of England, Wales and southwestern Scotland until 5pm on Sunday, with those living west of Plymouth also told to brace for powerful and potentially disruptive winds until 11am. Wind speeds of 82mph were recorded in south Cornwall on Sunday.
A further warning is in place overnight as a spell of powerful winds moves northeastwards from the south coast from Sunday evening, while a rain warning covering southern and central England and Wales is in place from 8am on Sunday to 6am on Monday.
A host of weather warnings are in force on Sunday in southern parts of the UK (Met Office)
Some places could see up to 80mm of rainfall over the period from two separate spells of heavy rain and thundery showers, while 10 to 20mm should fall quite widely and 30 to 50mm could fall over high ground, the Met Office said.
Flooding to homes and businesses could occur in the warning area, with power cuts and difficult driving conditions also possible. There is also a “small chance” of fast-flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life, the Met Office said.
The Environment Agency has issued 27 flood alerts and one more severe flood warning (Environment Agency)
Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said: “Looking at Sunday, it’s set to be a fairly fine start for a lot of areas – another ridge of high-pressure building in to keep things fairly settled, with some sunny spells in there.
“The cloud, though, is going to be building as we see a low-pressure system move into the South West. This will be bringing heavy rain in for south-west England and Wales from sort of mid-morning onwards, and then that will spread into Northern Ireland and northern England as we head later on into the afternoon.
“Winds will also be picking up with this feature. Certainly, it’s not going to be as strong as Storm Eowyn. However, because it’s coming in from the South West, it’s going to be actually more southern areas of England that are going to see the strongest wind gusts compared to what has mostly been further towards the north.”
A wind warning is also in force until 6am on Tuesday (Met Office)
The start of next week will bring little respite for those in the south. A yellow warning has now been listed for heavy rain on Monday – from 6am until midnight – that could bring “some disruption and flooding” in the West Midlands and much of Wales.
A further warning for powerful and potentially disruptive winds – stretching across southern England and much of Wales – will now be in force from 6am on Monday until 6am on Tuesday.
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