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Danger to life weather warnings in place as Storm Bram brings heavy wind and rain to parts of UK
Storm Bram is bringing heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the UK, with the Met Office issuing several “danger to life” weather warnings in parts of Scotland, Wales and south-west England.
Forecasters say the storm could damage buildings and cause power cuts and travel disruption tonight.
An amber weather warning – which means there is a “danger to life” from flooding or flying debris – has been issued for north-west Scotland, where gusts could reach as high as 90mph (145km/h) this afternoon. Winds of up to 70mph (113km/h) are also forecast elsewhere.
The amber rain warning also includes parts of south Wales and the south-west of England, mostly covering Dartmoor in Devon.
The forecasters said around 100mm of rain could fall in some locations with 50 to 75mm of rain expected across much of the warning area.
Elsewhere, authorities in northern Ireland have begun flood preparations amid concerns that rivers could overflow. Stay with us as we bring you the latest from the storm.
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Storm Bram causes travel disruption and delays for rail users
National Rail has issued updates to passengers this morning, informing them of disruptions caused by the storm. Here are some of the main ones from the website:
– Wales: Flooding between Pontypridd and Tonypandy means train services running through these stations will be cancelled, National Rail says, adding that limited “road transport” is running between Pontypridd and Tonypandy at no extra cost. Disruption on the route is expected to continue until 09:00. There is also disruption to the service between London Paddington and south Wales (will be an hourly – not half-hourly – service today).
– Scotland: These routes are currently affected by the storm:
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Glasgow Central and Carlisle until 14:00
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Kilmarnock/Ayr and Stranraer until 14:00
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Kilmarnock and Girvan until 14:00
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Glasgow Central and Kilmarnock until 15:00
The following routes will be affected later today:
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Kyle of Lochalsh and Inverness from 17:00 until the end of the day
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Inverness and Edinburgh/Glasgow Queen Street from 18:00 until 08:00 tomorrow morning
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Wick and Inverness from 20:00 until 09:00 tomorrow
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Inverness and Aberdeen from 20:00 until 08:00 tomorrow
– England: Flooding between Swindon and Bristol Parkway means trains along the line may be cancelled, delayed by up to 25 minutes or diverted. This disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Danger to life weather warnings in place as Storm Bram brings heavy wind and rain to parts of UK
Storm Bram is bringing heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the UK, with the Met Office issuing several “danger to life” weather warnings in parts of Scotland, Wales and south-west England.
Forecasters say the storm could damage buildings and cause power cuts and travel disruption tonight.
An amber weather warning – which means there is a “danger to life” from flooding or flying debris – has been issued for north-west Scotland, where gusts could reach as high as 90mph (145km/h) this afternoon. Winds of up to 70mph (113km/h) are also forecast elsewhere.
The amber rain warning also includes parts of south Wales and the south-west of England, mostly covering Dartmoor in Devon.
The forecasters said around 100mm of rain could fall in some locations with 50 to 75mm of rain expected across much of the warning area.
Elsewhere, authorities in northern Ireland have begun flood preparations amid concerns that rivers could overflow. Stay with us as we bring you the latest from the storm.
