Storm Boero is bringing severe weather to parts of the UK, with warnings for strong winds and heavy rain in place across Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland. The storm follows Storm Austin, which caused widespread disruption in southern England and Wales on Friday.
Warnings across the UK
- A widespread yellow wind warning is in place for Northern Ireland from 10:00 BST on Saturday until 12:00 BST on Sunday.
- A yellow wind warning covers northern England, north Wales and all of Scotland from 12:00 BST on Saturday until 21:00 BST on Sunday.
- A yellow rain warning is in effect from 11:00 BST to 23:00 BST on Saturday for south-east and south-west England, Wales and north-west England.
- A yellow rain warning covers the Scottish Highlands from 21:00 BST on Saturday until 15:00 BST on Sunday.
Storm Austin caused disruption
The severe weather associated with Storm Boero follows Storm Austin, the first storm of the season, which brought strong wind gusts to large parts of southern England and Wales throughout Friday.
Strong winds and heavy rain caused trees to fall onto railway tracks and roads, disrupting traffic.
In Brighton, part of the iconic West Pier, an abandoned structure that first opened in 1866, collapsed into the sea.
National Grid said its engineers had restored power to more than 60,000 properties since the Austin storm began. However, hundreds of properties were still without power on Saturday morning.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk