The Met Office has issued a fresh yellow warning for wind covering 25 areas across the west coast of England, Wales and southern Scotland, with gusts of up to 65mph expected to cause power cuts, travel disruption and dangerously large waves.
The warning comes into force at 6pm today and remains in place until 3am tomorrow morning. It was issued this morning and applies to a range of local authorities and regions.
Affected regions and local authorities
The warning covers North West England, including Cumbria, and Northern Ireland, with County Antrim and County Down included. In South West England, the affected areas are Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Isles of Scilly, Plymouth and Torbay.
In Scotland, the warning applies to Strathclyde, covering Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and South Ayrshire, as well as SW Scotland, Lothian Borders, including Dumfries and Galloway. In Wales, the affected areas are Bridgend, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Swansea.
Potential impacts
The Met Office has said that power cuts, disruption to travel and dangerously large waves in coastal areas are all possible in the coming hours. This is a breaking news story and further updates are expected.
