Waves batter Devon coast as Storm Ciaran hits UK
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A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for Saturday as downpours are expected to hamper down ahead of bonfire night.
Thunderstorms are likely to catch in the southeast as up to 30-40mm are expected in the coastal regions.
The Met Office said: “A spell of heavy rain early in the day clears northwards but is followed by fairly frequent heavy and blustery showers.”
It comes as at least 12 people have died across Europe as Storm Ciarán unleashed chaos and widespread flooding, while thousands of homes in the UK are still without power.
There are over 70 flood warnings across the England, Wales and Scotland this morning as heavy downpours are set to hamper parts of the country today.
Nearly 150,000 homes were left without power in the height of the storm, and by 4pm on Thursday, around 11,300 properties still had no electricity.
In Italy’s Tuscany, residents were trapped in their homes on Friday after record-breaking rainfall swept away cars on the roads.
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Winds from Storm Ciarán whip up a wildfire in Spain
A wildfire abetted by storm winds in eastern Spain has burned some 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres) of land and forced the evacuation of 850 people from four towns, officials said Friday.
Some 200 firefighters and army emergency unit soldiers were deployed to try to extinguish the day-old blaze near the eastern town of Montitxelvo. The regional government of Valencia said it hoped five water-carrying planes and helicopters would be deployed in the operation.
Regional president Carlos Mazón called on people to avoid travel in the area or activities in forests that could start fires.
Yellow weather warnings in place for Friday and Saturday
A yellow rain warning will be in place from 5am to midnight on Saturday across all of southern England, including Cornwall, Kent and the Isle of Wight.
There will be frequent heavy and blustery showers throughout the day, with the odd thunderstorm and 30 to 40mm of rainfall possible in coastal, south-eastern areas.
Oli Claydon, spokesperson for the Met Office, said: “[It is] all being driven by another area of low pressure that’s crossing the United Kingdom through Saturday.
“Obviously it’s nothing urgent or to the same extent as we saw with Storm Ciaran, and that will clear out into the North Sea by the time we get to Saturday evening.”
Another yellow rain warning is currently in place in north-east Scotland until 5pm and may cause some disruption.
More broadly on Friday, it remains blustery along the east coast and a few showers still persist, particularly in western areas, but it is “nothing much to be too concerned about”, Mr Claydon said.
Weather warning covers parts of Scotland on Friday
Weather warning covers parts of southern England for Saturday
Storm Ciarán: More than 200 flood warnings and alerts across UK - see your area
Storm Ciaran has arrived, bringing destruction in its wake including roofs ripped off houses, damaged cars- and smashed windows.
The Environment Agency has issued flood warnings and alerts across much of the country, including dozens along the south coast.
Thousands of homes are still without power after heavy storms lashed against the southcoast of England on Thursday.
Travel disruption continues
Rail services remain disrupted as the UK feels the after-effects of the devastating Storm Ciaran.
LNER, the main train operator on the East Coast Main Line between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, advised passengers not to travel until Saturday.
A significant number of delays and cancellations was expected as trains and staff are out of position following power supply failures at both ends of the route on Thursday.
A power surge caused a signalling failure at Edinburgh Waverley, while damage to overhead wires in the Peterborough area led to the line being blocked.
Several other train operators also warned over disruption on Friday while debris from Storm Ciaran was cleared from tracks.
The threat of flooding remains high in the south of England.
AI company trialled to predict power outages caused by storms
A power company is trialling the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict faults in the electricity network so it can restore power to homes faster.
ScottishPower Energy Networks (SPEN) is using AI technology to better pinpoint potential faults caused by severe weather and ensure engineers and equipment are mobilised to tackle problems when - and even before - they occur.
The firm, which serves more than three million homes and businesses across the UK, has described the £5 million Predict4Resilience project as “revolutionary” as it will use AI to predict where outages could occur up to a week in advance.
The technology will use historic weather and fault data along with network asset and landscape information to develop machine learning models.
This will be combined with real-time weather forecasting to inform control room staff where bad weather will hit and what kind of damage to expect with improved accuracy.
Cars abandoned in deep floodwater as Storm Ciaran batters Jersey
A number of cars were left abandoned in waist-deep floodwater as Storm Ciaran battered Jersey on Thursday 2 November. Travel was heavily disrupted in the morning as roads and rail tracks were blocked with fallen debris and flights were cancelled. On Friday, the threat of flooding remains high in the south of England as the UK feels the after-effects of the devastating storm. Almost 90 flood warnings are in place with more than 235 flood alerts stretching up through the country, after the south coast and the Channel Islands were battered with heavy rain and gusts of up to 100mph yesterday.
Yellow weather warning for Bonfire night
A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for Saturday as downpours are expected to hit England.
The Met Office said: “A spell of heavy rain early in the day clears northwards but is followed by fairly frequent heavy and blustery showers.
“These are likely to be focused in some southern and southeastern coastal counties by afternoon, with thunderstorms catching a few locations.
“Around 15-25 mm of rain will fall in some places but with perhaps 30 - 40 mm by the end of the day in coastal southeast England. Additional hazards could include large waves and spray along some southern coasts.”
Satellite image shows Storm Ciarán
This satellite image shows Storm Ciarán as it falls over Europe.
Five killed in Italy’s Tuscany as death toll from storm in Europe rises to 12
At least 12 people have died across Europe as Storm Ciarán unleashed chaos and widespread flooding.
Five people were killed in Italy’s Tuscany as the storm trapped residents in their homes, inundated hospitals and overturned cars.
Italian Civil Protection authorities said nearly eight inches of rain fell in a three-hour period, from the city of Livorno on the coast to the inland valley of Mugello, and caused riverbanks to overflow.
Video showed at least a dozen cars getting pushed down a flooded road.
“There was a wave of water bombs without precedence,” Tuscany governor Eugenio Giani told Italian news channel Sky TG24 as he tried to describe the downpour.
He reported the five deaths on social media and posted photos of vast inland areas inundated by the flooding.
Storm Ciarán: More than 260 flood warnings and alerts across UK - see your area
Storm Ciaran has arrived, bringing destruction in its wake including roofs ripped off houses, damaged cars- and smashed windows.
A major incident has been declared in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight as the bad weather brings winds of up to 100mph and heavy rain.
The Environment Agency has issued flood warnings and alerts across much of the country, including dozens along the south coast.
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