Storm Herminia made landfall in the southern half of the country this morning, where it is currently pounding England and Wales with heavy rain and near gale-force winds
The Met Office has predicted light showers and cloudy weather for Liverpool today. Forecasters said rain is most likely between 8am and 9am today, Monday, January 27.
A warning for periods of heavy rain that could cause some flooding of roads and properties was in place for the West Midlands and most of Wales until 11.59pm on Monday with the Met Office predicting 20mm to 40mm to fall quite widely and 50mm to 70mm on higher ground.
Stormy conditions are set to continue today (Monday), with a series of weather warnings issued across England and Wales by the Met Office. The Environment Agency has also issued 52 red flood warnings as of 6.
A yellow weather warning has been issued for the South West with Storm Herminia following the destructive path of Storm Éowyn. The Met Office issued a new yellow rain warning for the region this morning (Monday, January 27), which will remain in place until 10am on Tuesday, January 28.
The Met Office has released a new 27-hour weather warning with "thunderstorms possible" in Somerset and Devon.
The Met Office has warned that some areas could see wind gusts of more than 80mph. The storm could cause power cuts, travel disruption, damage to buildings and injuries from flying debris ...
The Met Office has issued multiple yellow weather warnings as Storm Herminia, named by the Spanish meteorological office, batters the UK.
On the yellow wind warning, the Met Office says: "A period of strong and gusty southwesterly winds is likely to affect southern parts of England and Wales through Monday and at first on Tuesday. Gusts to 60 or 70 mph are possible near the coast, with gusts of 50mph possible inland. Winds will gradually ease from the west on Tuesday morning."
More flooding possible for UK as rain and wind warnings remain in force - Somerset Council and police jointly declared a major incident in the region.
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