The Met Office has issued several new weather warnings ahead of Storm Amy.
The Met Office has issued several new weather warnings as the UK braced for Storm Amy, which could bring 95mph winds to parts of the UK. Schools in Northern Ireland have already been told to close early as the first named storm of the season sweeps in from the Atlantic.
Ferry sailings between Scotland and Northern Ireland have been cancelled. Flood warnings are in place for parts of Scotland, with road and railway disruptions also expected. People living in parts of the Highlands and Western Isles have been warned of a “danger to life” from flying debris, potential power cuts, as well as road closures and damage to buildings.
The UK is bracing for Storm Amy (file photo). (Image: Getty)
Huge swathes of the UK are under weather warnings fort Friday. (Image: Met Office)
What warnings are in place?
The Met Office has issued scores of fresh warnings. A yellow warning for strong winds covers Grampian, the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, Highlands and Eilean Siar from midnight to 9am on Sunday.
A second yellow warning for strong winds comes into effect at midnight tonight and is set to remain in place until 7pm on Saturday. It applies to South West England, North West England, the Midlands, South East England, the East of England, London and Yorkshire and the Humber.
A third yellow warning for wind covers Wales from midnight to 7pm on Saturday. A warning for wind applies to Northern Ireland from 2pm on Friday until midnight on Saturday.
Amber warnings have also been issued by the Met Office. The forecaster is warning of damaging winds and disruption from midnight tonight until 9pm on Saturday in the Highlands, Eilean Siar, the Orkney Islands, Grampian and Shetlands.
Another amber warning applies to the same areas from 5pm today until midnight tonight, as well as Grampian and Strathclyde.
Yellow weather warnings for rain apply from midday on Friday to 11.59pm on Saturday in Scotland. These warn of a risk to life from deep water and flooding.
The areas included in these warnings are: Strathclyde, Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian, Borders, Highlands, Eilean Siar, Grampian, Central, Tayside and Fife.
Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and road closures, while train and bus services may see delays, according to the Met Office.
Communities may be cut off by flooded roads or landslides, and possible power cuts or losses of other services may affect some homes and businesses.
Full list of areas in England affected by Met Office weather warnings
East Midlands Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland
East of England Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk, Thurrock
London and South East England Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Greater London, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham
North West England Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Greater Manchester, Warrington
South West England Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Torbay, Wiltshire
Wales Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, Wrexham
West Midlands Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands Conurbation, Worcestershire
Yorkshire and Humber East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, York
Full list of areas in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland affected by Met Office warnings
Central, Tayside & Fife: Angus, Falkirk, Perth and Kinross, Stirling
Grampian: Aberdeenshire, Moray
Highlands & Eilean Siar: Highland
South West Scotland, Lothian Borders: Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders
Strathclyde: Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire
Wales: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan and Wrexham
Northern Ireland: County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down, County Fermanagh, County Londonderry and County Tyrone
