Yellow weather warnings for wind and rain remain in place as Storm Herminia continues to cause chaos across the UK.
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for spells of rain that could spark localised flooding in south and west Wales and parts of the West Midlands until 9pm on Tuesday.
Another, for heavy rain, possible thunderstorms and flooding that covers parts of southern England, ends at 10am.
Thirty-seven flood warnings are in place in the south of England and the Midlands, while a further 171 flood alerts, where flooding is possible, remain in place across the country.
A person using an umbrella to shelter from the rain whilst walking in Shoreditch, east London, as Storm Herminia rain persists (Photo: Lucy North/PA Wire)A kite surfer walks into the sea to take advantage of strong winds in Cornwall as Storm Herminia sparks heavy rain and flood alerts (Photo: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)On Monday, gusts of 84mph winds battered parts of the UK and some places were drenched in 60mm of rainfall. Thousands were hit by power cuts across the UK and hundreds evacuated from their homes.
The stormy weather is linked to Storm Herminia, a low-pressure system named by meteorologists in Spain, which has caused weather warnings to be issued in Spain, Portugal, France and Ireland as well as the UK.
Ben Lukey, a flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, said: “Impacts are probable across parts of the south of England during Monday and on Tuesday, with continuing impacts possible on Wednesday and Thursday.”
A major incident was declared in Somerset on Monday with over 100 people evacuated due to severe flooding, with schools closed and rest centres set up for those forced to leave their homes.
Somerset Council said the major incident, jointly declared with the police and other agencies, would be maintained until further notice with more rain forecast on Tuesday and Wednesday.
National Highways said one lane of the A303 was closed westbound near Yeovil because of flooding on Tuesday morning, while an eastbound lane was closed near Mere in Wiltshire while work continues to clear water.
Met Office meteorologist Marco Petagna said the rain warnings indicate that further flooding is possible until Tuesday evening across parts of the UK.
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for spells of rain that could spark localised flooding in south and west Wales and parts of the West Midlands (Photo: Met Office)He said: “The trend over the next few days is for things to gradually improve a bit.
“These warnings for rain are suggesting further flooding is quite possible, especially within the warning area.
“On Wednesday and Thursday it will be mostly fine, there’s a small chance the far south of England see some further rain moving in, which we’re keeping an eye on.”
After a day of sunshine and showers on Tuesday, heaviest with the chance of hail and thunder in the south, the Met Office said rain is expected to ease overnight bar some heavy patches in the north of Scotland and Northern Ireland.
It follows the disruption and flooding caused by Storm Éowyn – “probably the strongest storm” to hit the UK in at least 10 years, according to the Met Office.
Storm Éowyn brought winds of 100mph to Drumalbin in Scotland, the eleventh highest maximum gust since the Met Office started naming storms in 2015.
Around 50,000 customers remained without electricity across Northern Ireland on Monday evening after Storm Éowyn hit at the weekend, according to Northern Ireland Electricity Networks.
People watch the waves as high tide hits Chesil beach after Storm Herminia brings high winds (Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)A fallen tree on a van in Helensburgh Scotland, after Storm Éowyn brought winds of 100 mph to the UK and Ireland (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)UK cabinet minister Pat McFadden said Storm Éowyn had brought wind gusts exceeding 92mph in Northern Ireland. He said: “Initial observations from the Met Office say it was probably the strongest storm to hit the UK in at least 10 years and the most severe storm for Northern Ireland since 1998.
“At its peak, 285,000 properties in Northern Ireland – that’s about a quarter of the population – and around 290,000 properties in Scotland lost power. In England and Wales, around 325,000 properties lost supply.”
Scottish and Southern Electricity said it had restored power to 90,000 customers affected by Storm Éowyn and was working to reconnect a further 1,700.
Director of customer operations for the north of Scotland Andy Smith said: “This storm has been the most destructive for parts of our network in many years and rebuilding damaged overhead lines has been a huge task.”
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