Entire UK facing gales and downpours as Storm Isha blows in

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Very heavy rain here for the last couple of hours and the wind is getting very gusty i hope the drains can cope as we came very close to being flooded last September.

How is the weather where you are?


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By Sam Hancock
BBC News

Almost the whole of the UK is under amber weather warnings for strong winds from Storm Isha.
The Met Office said amber wind warnings will be in force from 18:00 GMT on Sunday for all of the UK apart from London and parts of the South East.
Gusts of up to 80mph (128km/h) are expected, posing a risk to life. The Met Office said it was rare for all of the UK to be under such an alert.
BBC Weather's Matt Taylor said the disruption will continue into Monday.

Two amber warnings will be in place from 18:00. One stretches across central, eastern and western England and all of Wales.
The other covers all of Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland's weather service Met Éireann has issued a red warning - its highest - for wind in the north-west of the country.
It said Isha would bring "severe and destructive gusts, particularly in coastal and exposed areas".
BBC Weather's Matt Taylor said "widespread gales" are expected across the UK by the end of the day.
Gusts of 50 to 60mph will be felt widely across the UK with 70 to 80mph around some coasts. At Capel Curig, Snowdonia, a wind gust of 90mph was recorded on Sunday afternoon.
Additionally, there are yellow warnings for rain that cover the whole of the UK including London and parts of the South East not subject to the amber wind alerts.
Disruption could continue well into Monday's morning rush hour.
Mr Taylor added that Storm Isha was a low-pressure weather system that brought heavy snowfall to the north-eastern US at the end of last week, and has developed as it crossed the Atlantic.

The Met Office said that there was a good chance of power cuts, which could affect mobile phone signal in affected areas, while roads and bridges are likely to be shut. Rail and bus services could face delays and cancellations.
It continued that there was a risk to life in coastal areas from large waves and debris being blown inland.
As part of wider guidance, it has also warned people to minimise risk by staying away from windows whilst at home.
Rail companies including Avanti, LNER and Transpennine said the storm would affect their services and warned customers not to travel on Sunday.
Southeastern has cancelled early Monday morning trains before 06:00 into and out of London to allow engineers to check for debris.
ScotRail said it was ending services outside the central belt of Scotland after 19:00 on Sunday.

Other rail lines are advising travellers to avoid travelling during the storm.
British Airways has cancelled a number of flights and has apologised to customers for disruption.
The carrier said: "British Airways said: "Like other airlines, we have had to make schedule adjustments due to the adverse weather conditions across the UK and Europe caused by Storm Isha."
Ferry companies meanwhile announced a series of cancellations. Irish Ferries said sailings between Holyhead and Dublin and between Pembroke and Rosslare were cancelled.
DFDS meanwhile said Dover, Calais and Dunkirk services were operating with delays, and the service between Newcastle and Amsterdam was also likely to face delays.
A spokesman for the Energy Networks Association, which represents Britain's operators, said on Friday: "An amber warning brings an increased risk of damage to homes and vital infrastructure.
"Energy network operators are preparing to deal with any damage quickly and safely."

The heaviest downpours may occur on Sunday as 30mm-50mm could fall in many places - and there is potential for peaks of 80mm-100mm over hills.
The Met Office has said heavy rain could lead to flooding this week. As of 12:00 on Sunday, the Environment Agency had issued eight flood warnings, where flooding is expected in England, and 59 flood alerts, where flooding is possible.
After days of freezing temperatures and snow in some parts of the UK, higher temperatures are expected by the end of the weekend - but the Met Office has warned it may not feel warmer due to high winds.
Storm Isha follows Storm Henk, which hit the UK earlier this month, causing flooding and disruption, and is the ninth named storm since September.
The Met Office names storms when they have the potential to cause disruption or damage. The agency says it is easier for people to follow the progress of a storm on TV, radio or social media if it has a name.
 
Well that wasn't quite as bad as I was preparing myself for actually.

I've never heard the pilot go "please take a moment to find your nearest emergency exit" or put the emergency exit signs on when starting the descent before.

Very bouncy though, and the pilot got a decent round of applause when we touched down!
 
That's going to ruin someone's day, we didn't get the very string winds predicted but many parts of the country were not so lucky.


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By Sam Hancock & Alex Kleiderman
BBC News

Thousands of people across Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and north-west England have spent the night without power, after Storm Isha battered the UK with strong winds and heavy rain.
Gusts of 99 mph (159km/h) were recorded in Northumberland and travel disruption is set to continue into the afternoon.
An 84-year-old man in Fife, Scotland, died after a car he was a passenger in crashed into a fallen tree.
A Met Office yellow warning for wind remains across the UK until midday.
The Met Office said damage to homes and buildings, falling trees, power cuts and flying debris should be expected,with gusts of 50-60mph forecast inland, potentially reaching 70-80mph in exposed coastal stretches.
The highest gust so far recorded was 99mph at Brizlee Wood in Northumberland.
The winds meant hundreds of flights were cancelled across the UK, and some who did make it into the air didn't land in at their intended destination.
An EasyJet flight from Edinburgh to Bristol on Sunday afternoon was diverted to Paris. As the original journey was domestic, many passengers had left their passports at home and spent the night stranded in the terminal in Charles de Gaulle.
A Tui flight travelling from Sharm El Sheikh to Glasgow Airport declared an emergency because of the storm and diverted to Manchester airport, and holidaymakers returning home from Tenerife on a Ryanair flight landed at Cologne Bonn airport in Germany after failing to touch down in Edinburgh.
The winds also saw the closure of the Tay Road Bridge, M48 Severn Bridge and the A66 in Durham and Cumbria between the A1(M) and the M6.
Network Rail has imposed a 50mph speed restrictions across most routes.
ScotRail has cancelled all of its rush-hour trains and warned services may not begin running until "later on Monday". There are reports of trees damaging overhead power cables on some lines.
The Southern rail route between Gatwick Airport and East Croydon is severely disrupted and travel is not advised until later on Monday.
East Midlands Railway has also said delays and alterations to its services were "likely", and LNER announced no trains will run north of Newcastle until midday.
Southeastern cancelled early Monday morning trains before 06:00 into and out of London to allow engineers to check for debris.
Meanwhile, ferry companies also announced a series of cancellations.
The power outages were affecting about 40,000 homes in Northern Ireland as of 07:30 on Monday, with 8,000 in north-west England and 3,000 in Wales also hit.
About 10,500 properties remain cut off off in the north of Scotland, with a further 12,000 properties without electricity in southern and central areas.
In the Republic of Ireland, about 235,000 homes and businesses are without power according to latest figures.
Two Met Office amber warnings took effect at 18:00 GMT on Sunday. One stretched across central, eastern and western England and all of Wales. The other covered all of Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. The red warning covered an area stretching from Thurso and Wick in the north, Fraserburgh and Peterhead to the east and Cromarty and Nairn in the west.
BBC Weather's Matt Taylor said Storm Isha was a low-pressure weather system that brought heavy snowfall to the north-eastern US at the end of last week, and developed as it crossed the Atlantic.

The Met Office has said the heavy rain could lead to flooding this week. As of just before 06:00 on Monday, the Environment Agency in England had issued 30 flood warnings, where flooding is expected, and 96 flood alerts, where flooding is possible. There are 50 flood warnings in place in Scotland and six in Wales.
After days of freezing temperatures and snow in some parts of the UK, higher temperatures are expected this week - but the Met Office has warned it may not feel warmer due to high winds.
Storm Isha follows Storm Henk, which hit the UK earlier this month, causing flooding and disruption, and is the ninth named storm since September.
The Met Office names storms when they have the potential to cause disruption or damage. The agency says it is easier for people to follow the progress of a storm on TV, radio or social media if it has a name.
 
As for the storm...I was having a lie in this morning as I'm nights tonight and heard the most awful metal on metal type scraping noise then a loud crash!
I've looked outside,all round the house etc and can see zero damage or tiles missing etc. Next doors solar panels are still there so dunno what it was!?
 
We were absolutely battered last night. 2 fences down one on each side of the house. Skylight blew off the caravan
Tiles off the roof and I’m suprised the roof didn’t come off listening to the tiles lifting and falling. Worst sustained winds I’ve experienced living where I do the last 15 years. Think they were around 70mph and gusting at nearly 100.
 
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A trampoline took to the skies above Penrith as 80mph winds catapulted it on to the roof of a house, damaging TV aerials and chimney stacks.
Simon Furness and his "astonished" family jumped out of bed at their home in Carleton Drive in the early hours of Monday after hearing loud bangs.
The 55-year-old said a neighbour was banging on his door and he could see debris falling in front of his window.
He looked up to see the large trampoline wedged on top of the house.

'Like a warzone'

Mr Fuller said it had been blown from a neighbour's garden.
Posting a picture on Facebook, he joked: "No, it's not a fancy satellite dish."
He added: "When I went downstairs to go outside I honestly couldn't believe my eyes, it was like a warzone".
Neighbours contacted emergency services and within 20 minutes, police and firefighters arrived to try and remove the trampoline.
"As the storm was still peaking, the only way it could be retrieved was to secure two ropes and pull it towards the front of the house as it was snagged on what was left of the chimney pots and TV aerial," Mr Fuller said.
"They eventually managed it move it and take it to the property it belonged, where it is currently now out of harm's way.
"The chimney stack remains insecure and both of our properties have sustained major damage to the front and rear."

BBC News
 
The unclassified road U3180 near Yanwath, Penrith, is currently blocked due to a large fallen tree

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