Gale weather warnings for UK as Storm Bella moves in

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Publish Date : 2020-12-26 22:13:12

Gale weather warnings for UK as Storm Bella moves in

Storm Bella is due to bring gusts of up to 80mph and heavy rain to the UK on Saturday, forecasters have warned.

The Met Office has issued warnings for wind and rain in parts of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and southern Scotland, with coastal areas expected to be impacted the most.

It said 15-25mm of rain is likely to fall in Wales and south-west England, with up to 40-60mm over some hills.

Heavy rain has already caused flooding in Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.

Residents in 1,300 homes by the River Great Ouse in Bedfordshire were advised to move out following high water levels on Christmas Day and a "severe" flood warning is in place.

The Environment Agency has issued two other severe flood warnings, meaning a danger to life, for Northamptonshire, at the River Nene at Billing Aquadrome - where more than 1,000 people were evacuated on Christmas Day because of flooding - and at Cogenhoe Mill Caravan Site.
A man cycles through flood water at The Barn Hotel in Bedfordimage copyrightPA Media
image captionResidents in 1,300 homes by the River Great Ouse were advised to move out following high water levels on Christmas Day

Elsewhere, in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, council officials have been providing sandbags for those at risk of flooding due to heavy rain, after more than 70 homes were without power on Christmas Day when an electricity substation flooded.

And up to 40 homes have been flooded on Thursday in Witney, Oxfordshire, where the Environment Agency has warned that river levels are still rising.

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The Met Office's amber weather warning for parts of Wales and southern England says travel could be disrupted from Saturday night through to Sunday morning.

It also warned that flying debris could cause injury or be a risk to life, and buildings could be damaged in the storm.

Gusts of up to 83mph (133.6 km/h) were reported as of 21:00 GMT at Aberdaron in Gwynedd on the coast of north Wales.
Cars drive through a flooded street in Great Barford, near Bedford,image copyrightReuters
image captionA severe flood warning is in place for the River Great Ouse at Bedford

Senior meteorologist for DTN Helen Rossington said the north-west of the UK "will bear the brunt" of the heavy rain and strong winds, with gusts of 50 to 60mph.

This could be up to 70mph around some of the islands of western Scotland and the north-west coast of Northern Ireland, she said.

Overnight, gusts could reach up to 80mph for the most exposed coastal areas in the southern parts of England and Wales, she said, with gusts of 45 to 55mph further inland.

"Such gusts are high enough to cause some structural damage, and perhaps bring some trees or branches down, as well as potentially affecting power supplies," Ms Rossington said.

The highest rain totals will be across western Scotland, where 40-70mm could fall, she added.

Ferry operator DFDS said its services from Newhaven, East Sussex, to Dieppe, France, had been cancelled from Saturday evening and all day Sunday, because of "adverse weather conditions in the Channel".
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