UK weather: Storm Ciarán set to drench Brits with yellow warnings for heavy rain and 90mph winds
FORECASTERS have issued 'danger to life' alerts as Storm Ciarán is set to bring torrential rain and 90mph winds.
Brits have been told to expect persistent heavy downpours and flooding as the storm brings seven new yellow weather warnings across the UK.
Met Office meteorologists have put much of Britain under yellow weather warnings from today until Thursday, November 2.
New alerts were activated across Northern Ireland, Wales, and the south east coast as Storm Ciarán is set cause chaos into next week.
The most recent yellow weather warnings for rain on Monday cover Belfast, Swansea, Newcastle, Brighton and Portsmouth, as well as surrounding areas.
This comes after Aberdeen, Perth and parts of Glasgow were already issued the same alert yesterday.
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On Tuesday the notice remains in force in Northern Ireland until 3pm.
Meanwhile, forecasters have issued a rain warning to those in Wales and seaside towns in south of England on Wednesday until just before midnight.
The Met Office has predicted up to 60mm of rainfall over higher ground and 25mm elsewhere, across coastal areas under the warning.
Moving into Thursday, there are still alerts in place stretching across Wales, the south coast.
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But, there are also fresh warnings for those in London as well as a yellow wind alert.
The Met Office warned Brits can expect "very strong and potentially damaging winds associated with Storm Ciarán possible on Thursday".
Forecasters predict wind gusts of up to 90mph on the most exposed coast lines affected, while others will face 80mph gales.
Further in land, wind speeds are expected to reach between 50 and 60mph.
And, "a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings", forecasters added.
Meteorologists also warned there's a chance some will be temporarily cut off by flooded roads and hit with power outages.
Traffic and delayed journey times while using train and bus services are also possible.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Frank Saunders, said: “As we head through the rest of the week low pressure systems in the Atlantic will feed weather fronts across the UK, bringing rain and showers for many.
“High pressure close to Scandinavia acts to block the progress of weather fronts, causing them to stall at times, bringing prolonged, heavy rainfall for some, particularly to the West and south.
“There will also be more rainfall feeding in from the east coast into eastern Scotland and northeast England, areas so badly impacted by Storm Babet.
“This rainfall won’t be as heavy as last week’s but has the potential to cause some further impacts, or perhaps to delay recovery and repair work.”
There are currently 70 in place across Britain today where "flooding is expected" and 176 warnings where "flooding is possible".
This morning Lanchester Village, in County Durham, descended into chaos as homes and businesses became submerged in water over night.
Most roads through the town have been cordoned off as emergency services work to help those affected.
And, heavy rain is wreaking havoc in London this morning as commuters navigate waterlogged junctions in the city.
Last night Littlehampton, in Sussex, was hit by a "tornado" which saw an entire roof being ripped from a property.
The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (Torro) told the a "definite tornado" hit the area after a site investigation today.
Elsewhere, in West Sussex, a Bognor Regis Tesco car park was spotted completely underwater due to flooding.
On Saturday a shopping centre was forced to evacuate following flooding in a major seaside town.
Priory Meadow in Hastings, East Sussex, was closed just after 11am after water began gushing into one of the entrances.
Firefighters attempted to pump water out of the precinct and nearby residents were urged to avoid surrounding streets.
Fields and roads in rural parts of Norfolk were also submerged under rainwater after persistent downpours this weekend.
Elsewhere in the country, stranded vehicles were spotted in a Gloucestershire town car park as flood warnings remained in place.
Meanwhile, the River Stour, in Christchurch Harbour, Dorset also burst its banks yesterday after torrential rain.
This comes after Storm Babet tragically left seven people dead and thousands of homes underwater.
On Monday emergency services recovered the body of Peter Pelling, 61, who was swept away in floodwater in Marykirk, Aberdeenshire, on Friday morning.
The following day a woman in her 80s died after her flat filled with water in the severe flooding.
Meanwhile in Chesterfield cops described as "a sudden death" which they believe was weather-related.
It was also revealed a horror car pile-up on the M4 on Friday was weather-related, according to .
The crash involved a lorry and four cars and saw the lives of two women taken - Cheryl Woods, 61, and Sarha Smith, 40.
Tragically a teenage driver was also killed in a crash amid the wet conditions just an hour later.
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And, an 18-year-old was also left fighting for his life on Friday night after the car he was travelling in smashed into a wall in a West Yorkshire village.
The Sun understands the horrendous weather conditions were a factor in the horror smash.
