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Brett Gibbons

Double storm blast to strike much of UK - Met Office list of affected areas

United Kingdom Met Office Scotland Lincolnshire Storm Eunice West Midlands

Britain is braced for a double Atlantic blast with two named storms predicted to batter parts of the country in quick succession.

Two deep low-pressure systems will bring very strong winds and potentially snow to the UK from Wednesday afternoon before finally easing at the weekend.

Storm Dudley will impact on the northern half of the UK from Wednesday afternoon through to Thursday, while Storm Eunice will bring strong winds and potentially some snow for parts of the country on Friday.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “An active jet stream is driving low-pressure systems across the country, both of which are likely to cause some disruption and National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued.

Strong winds will cross western Scotland and Northern Ireland on Wednesday afternoon, pushing eastward to northern England overnight, with 80-90 mph gusts possible on exposed coasts and hills of Scotland with 60-70 mph possible further inland.

Winds are expected to ease through Thursday afternoon and evening with a yellow warning for wind issued for much of central and northern areas of the UK, including Northern Ireland.

Embedded within that is an amber warning for southern and western Scotland, the north coast of Northern Ireland and northern England, where the strongest and most disruptive winds are expected.

The next low-pressure system is likely to track across central areas of the UK on Friday. Further impacts are expected from disruptive gale force winds with 60–70 mph winds expected inland. This system is also expected to bring some heavy rain and there is a potential for some significant snow fall over hills in the Midlands and further north.

Warnings and regions affected

Amber warning Wednesday 4pm until midnight

The warning period has been brought forward, both starting and finishing earlier.

Central, Tayside & Fife

Clackmannanshire
Falkirk
Fife
Perth and Kinross
Stirling

North East England

Darlington
Durham
Gateshead
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough
Newcastle upon Tyne
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
South Tyneside
Stockton-on-Tees
Sunderland

North West England

Cumbria
Lancashire

Northern Ireland

County Antrim
County Londonderry

SW Scotland, Lothian Borders

Dumfries and Galloway
East Lothian
Edinburgh
Midlothian Council
Scottish Borders
West Lothian

Strathclyde

Argyll and Bute
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
East Renfrewshire
Glasgow
Inverclyde
North Ayrshire
North Lanarkshire
Renfrewshire
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire
West Dunbartonshire

Yorkshire & Humber

East Riding of Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
York

Yellow warning from Wednesday 4pm until Thursday 6am

The yellow area has been moved southwards to remove northern Scotland, whilst also extended southwards as far as Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia. The end time has also been brought forward.

Central, Tayside & Fife