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Yellow weather warnings for wind and rain remain in place across England and Wales as Storm Herminia continues to cause disruption.
Blustery showers and gusts of wind have brought disruption across the country, as the Met Office issued warnings for wind and rain affecting parts of the south of England, Wales, and the West Midlands.
Warnings are expected to come to an end on Tuesday, with wind warnings lifting at 6am, rain warnings across southern England ending at 10am, and the remaining rain warning in Wales in place until 9pm. These weather warnings continue as 37 flood warnings and 164 flood alerts remain in place across the country.
The National Grid reported 2,380 properties without power, with 1,426 across southwest England affected as of shortly before 10pm on Monday.
This adds to the thousands already experiencing power cuts from Storm Éowyn, as Northern Ireland’s first minister called for support as more than 60,000 households are still without power following the “once-in-a-generation” storm.
In pictures: Council workers remove tree debris in Falmouth, Cornwall
Gusts of 84mph and up to 60mm of rain recorded
The Met Office recorded a gust of 84mph wind in the Isle of Wight on Monday, the strongest of Storm Herminia. Aberdaron, Wales, recorded a strong 77mph, while the Isles of Scilly recorded 74mph.
The forecaster revealed the highest rainfall recorded since the weather warning began on Sunday up until Monday at 4pm was 59.4mm in Seathwaite, Cumbria. The second highest was 56.4mm in Goren Farm, Devon.
In pictures: Storm Herminia hits France and Spain
While the UK has faced disruption due to Storm Herminia, France and Spain have also seen their fair share of deluge.
The storm was named Herminia by the Spanish Meteorological Service, while the system did not meet the criteria to be named by the Met Office’s storm naming group, as both France and Spain can expect more “significant impacts”.
Photos show France has been ravaged with floods while Spain faced extreme weather conditions as well.
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Yellow weather warnings continue across parts of the UK as Storm Herminia sweeps in hot on the toes of Storm Éowyn.
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Met Office promises “drier periods coming” after Storm Herminia
The Met Office has announced a break from the low pressure systems that have caused Storms Eowyn and Herminia.
Meteorologist Alex Burkill forecasted a “ridge of high pressure building” on Thursday for “more settled conditions.”
He said: “Thursday’s looking like a relatively quiet day, yes there could be some frost, some fog, some freezing fog patches first thing, a bit of early rain in the south east, but that’s going to clear away and then it’s looking like a largely fine picture.”
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More than 100 people evacuated amid Somerset “major incident”
Somerset Council have announced that more than 100 people were evacuated after they announced a major incident following extreme floods overnight.
Evacuations were described as a “precautionary measure” due to concerns of further floods, with rest centres set up in Somerton, Chard and Ilminster.
A multi-agency response was set up, involving Somerset Council, Avon and Somerset Police, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue, local NHS, Environment Agency and other agencies.
The council announced that the multi-agency response to the major incident would continue until further notice as further rain is forecast throughout the week, with potentially freezing temperatures on Tuesday.
Police name 19-year-old who died during Storm Éowyn
Police Scotland have identified Calum Carmichael as the 19-year-old man who died after his car was struck by a falling tree on Friday.
The incident happened around 6.45am on Friday, on the B743 near Mauchline involving a blue Ford Focus.
Police reported that Mr Carmichael was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment, but died on Saturday, 25 January. Sergeant Chris McColm said: “Our thoughts remain with Calum’s family and friends at this very difficult time.”
Power cuts hit thousands across the South West of England
National Grid reported 2,633 properties without power across the South West of England as Storm Herminia continues to batter the UK with wind and rain. They reported a total of 3,680 properties without power across the regions they provide power for.
UK Govt working to support Northern Ireland amid power surge, says NI Secretary
Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said the UK Government are working to meet requests for support from the Northern Ireland Executive following “once-in-a generation” Storm Éowyn.
Mr Benn visited Northern Ireland Electricity headquarters in Belfast as First Minister Michelle O’Neil called for the energy provider to compensate citizens that remain without power.
He said: “In these circumstances my job is to make sure that we meet those needs. The engineers that have come over through the mutual support arrangements, the helicopters that are now here, and as other requests come in we will do our darndest to meet them.
“This is showing the strength of the United Kingdom working together to look after each other in the wake of this once-in-a-generation storm.”
Source: independent.co.uk
