Storm Evert is set to batter parts of the UK with strong wind and rain.
The storm has officially been named by the Met Office , and set to bring “unseasonably strong winds and heavy rain to southern parts of the UK later today and into Friday”.
It comes after days of wet weather and thunderstorms hit most of the country following a week of soaring temperatures above 30C.
Relentless rain has already lashed the country in recent days, with London and the south east hit badly by flooding.
Forecasters have issued severe weather warnings for rain in north west England and wind in south west England on Thursday and Friday, with gusts of up to 65mph predicted, reports The Mirror.
The warning says that in the south there could be ‘damage to infrastructure’ as well as travel disruption.
There is currently an amber warning for wind in place for the south west of England from 9pm on Thursday till Friday at 7am.
The strong winds are likely to cause “some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs,” the Met Office said, while “some fallen trees and damage to temporary outdoor structures is probable.”
Brits have also been warned of flying debris as well as large waves that could cause injuries or “danger to life”.
Power cuts could also occur, as well as disruption to travel.
A yellow warning for wind starting from Thursday at 8pm to midday on Friday is in place for the following areas:
London and the south east England
Wales
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Vale of Glamorgan
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South west England
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
- Bristol
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- Isles of Scilly
- North Somerset
- Plymouth
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Torbay
There is also a yellow warning for wind in place from Friday 6am and lasting 12 hours for the following areas:
East of England
- Essex
- Norfolk
- Southend-on-Sea
- Suffolk
London and the south east England
- Hampshire
- Isle of Wight
- Brighton and Hove
- East Sussex
- Kent
- Medway
- West Sussex
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