Storm Bronagh has been officially named and will bring heavy rain to Ireland and the UK on Thursday.

The second named storm of the season was christened today - just hours before it hit Ireland with heavy rain.

The Met Office's official warning for the UK said : "Storm Bronagh brings potential for very strong winds on Thursday evening and overnight into Friday morning.

"Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible," it added. "Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected."

Met Eireann, Ireland's national weather service, has put in place a weather warning saying 40mm of rain could dump down in parts, the Irish Mirror reported .

It said: "Rain will be persistent and heavy at times especially during the afternoon with risk of spot flooding. Totals of 25 to 40mm expected, highest values likely near coast."

The Met Office- who share storm names with Met Eireann - officially named the front, saying: "Today's weather system has been named #StormBronagh. Yellow warnings are in force, with heavy rain and strong winds across parts of #England and #Wales."

Irish weather expert Alan O'Reilly has predicted a third storm of the week could reach Ireland on Sunday.

He wrote on the Carlow Weather Facebook page: "The UK Met Office have named #StormBronagh which is bringing us rain today and will intensify as it reaches Wales and England bringing strong winds and rain there.

"And now that the UK Met Office have named #StormBronagh for Today if the system on Sunday does materialize and reaches naming levels it will be #StormCallum."

This comes after Storm Ali battered Ireland on Wednesday with gusts of up to 130km/h.

Earlier this month, the new storm names for this winter were revealed and there's some Irish classics.

Saoirse, Bronagh, Niamh and Deirdre all feature on the list of 21, which was announced at midnight.

This is the fourth year Met Eireann have teamed up with the Met Office in the UK to jointly run the 'Name our Storms' scheme.

It was first introduced in 2015 in a bid to raise awareness of severe conditions before they hit the country.

For the 2018 - 2019 season, the first storm will be male and named Ali, while the second storm will be female and named Bronagh.

From then on it will follow the alternating male/female pattern, established by the US National Hurricane Center in the 1970s.

The names have been complied from a list of suggestions submitted by the public and like previous years, less popular letters Q, U, X, Y and X will not be used.

Last year saw 10 storms named, from Aileen in September to Hector earlier this summer.

Also last year, ex-hurricane Ophelia hit Ireland and this was separately named by the National Hurricane Center.

Full list of storm names for the 2018 - 2019 season </s> The Met Office has named the second storm of the year Storm Bronagh and it is expected to bring rain to Northern Ireland on Thursday evening.

Storm Bronagh will bring wind gusts of 45-50 mph quite widely around exposed coasts and in a few spots inland, while some gusts of 60-65 mph are possible, particularly overnight into Friday across eastern England. The strong winds will be accompanied by short-lived outbreaks of squally heavy rain in places.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “Although the strongest winds are expected to occur as Storm Bronagh moves offshore into the North Sea, there is a low likelihood of damaging winds in places through this evening and overnight with possible could impacts to people travelling in England and Wales. However the strongest winds are most likely along the north east coast of England in the early hours of the morning."

BBC Northern Ireland Weather said that it was "likely" that Storm Bronagh would bring with it rain to Northern Ireland. </s> Northern Ireland, Ireland, Scotland and Northern England all felt the brunt of Storm Ali’s ferocious winds.



Trees were uprooted, tiles thrown from houses and transport faced severe delays when the storm arrived yesterday.



Two people died in wind-related incidents as severe gusts of up to 100mph were recorded in some areas.



Storm season has just begun and is expected to bring yet more fierce weather to the UK.

Storm Bronagh will trigger “very disturbed weather” in Ireland over the coming weekend. 



Bronagh is the second named storm this season and has battered Ireland with rain today, before moving across to England and Wales. 



Heavy downpours and gusts of wind of up to 45mph are predicted to hit across the Midlands, with residents warned to take extra care on the roads. 



Yellow warnings are in place for both wind and rain across most of the UK. 



Rain warnings are in place until 10 pm tonight, affecting North East England, North West England, Wales, Yorkshire & Humber.



Wind warnings are remaining in place for longer, lasting until 9 am tomorrow morning.



Areas affected by strong winds are East Midlands, East of England, London & South East England, North East England, North West England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire & Humber.



A further storm system is stirring up in the Atlantic Ocean, and if it becomes more powerful could be the third named storm of the season. 



Storm Callum is being monitored by Irish weather service Met Eireann which could develop into a storm reaching Ireland over the weekend.



If it does develop, Storm Callum would impact Ireland late on Saturday evening and has the potential to be “nasty” according to Met Eireann meteorologist Joan Blackburn.



The weather system is being closely monitored, with some models predicting it may not develop into a storm at all she said. 



Ms Blackburn added: “We are aware of it and keeping a close eye on it."

Should Callum materialise it could track across Ireland to the UK, impacting another force of winds and rain. 



Met Eireann said: “This weekend's weather is looking disturbed with the jet stream lying over Ireland, and details are uncertain at this stage. 



“But there is the potential for storm development close to and over Ireland. 



“There is a strong signal that more settled conditions will prevail for early next week as the jet stream moves away northwards.” </s> Storm Bronagh follows hot on the heels of Storm Ali as it approaches the UK. Britain is braced for strong winds from the second named storm of the season an intense low-pressure system is developing and will develop across parts of Wales and south-west England during the evening and into Friday morning. The Met Office and Met Eireann has warned of the possibility of a danger to life and damage to buildings. A yellow wind warning is in place for much of England and parts of Wales later in the day.

The warning is in place from 6pm until 9am on Friday. Highways England head of road safety Richard Leonard warned that high winds posed a “particular risk to lorries, caravans and motorbikes.” He said: “We’re encouraging drivers to check the latest weather and travel conditions before setting off on journeys. If you do intend to travel, then plan your journey and take extra care, allowing more time for your journey. “In high winds, there’s a particular risk to lorries, caravans and motorbikes so we’d advise drivers of these vehicles to slow down. Drivers of other vehicles should be aware of sudden gusts of wind which can affect handling and braking, and give high-sidled vehicles, caravans and motorbikes plenty of space.”

The strongest winds were likely to hit the coast of north-east England in the early hours of Friday morning. Met Office chief meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: "Although the strongest winds are expected to occur as Storm Bronagh moves offshore into the North Sea. “There is a low likelihood of damaging winds in places through this evening and overnight with possible impacts to people travelling in England and Wales. READ MORE: Storm Bronagh warnings: Latest Met Office alerts as Storm Bronagh ROARS towards UK

"However the strongest winds are most likely along the north east coast of England in the early hours of the morning.” Storm Ali was the first named storm of the season. In County Galway, a woman, named locally as Elvira Ferraii, and said to have been aged in her 50s, died when the caravan she was staying in at the remote beauty spot in Clifden ecoBeach Camping and Caravan Park blew off the cliff and smashed onto the beach below. READ MORE: Storm Bronagh tracker: Is there a Met Office warning in YOUR area? </s> Multiple strong cyclones have paraded across the British Isles, marking an abrupt start to the winter storm season.

First it was Helene, the former hurricane that came ashore in the southwest United Kingdom with gusts of 60 to 65 mph on Monday.

Right on the heels of Helene, Storm Ali has proved to be the powerhouse of the bunch. It caused widespread and destructive wind gusts as high as 100 mph across northwest Europe. Ali left at least two dead, many injured, and scores without power.

With cleanup from Ali continuing, Storm Bronagh is now moving through and delivering more wind-driven heavy rain. It seems that at least one more large storm will swing by this weekend, as well.

The storminess comes right on cue. Ireland’s and Britain’s weather services, Met Eireann and the U.K. Met Office, released their list of winter storm names last week.

The storm onslaught follows a warm and dry summer across Northern Europe. A big high pressure parked itself over Scandinavia and kept much of the region parched for weeks and weeks. Droughts don’t tend to last forever, and an invigorated jet stream has taken over as summer turns to fall.

The first named storm of the season for northwestern Europe tends to come along around now or by early October. This sudden burst of activity is notable for the region, nonetheless.

Met Eireann compiled many wind gusts in the 60-to-90-mph range when Ali swept through. A maximum gust of 102 mph was reported in Scotland, although it came at the elevated and over-water Tay Road Bridge.

Ali killed one tourist in Ireland and one road worker in Northern Ireland. Falling trees were a frequent occurrence across the region, with a number of people reported injured and about 200,000 customers without power at the peak of the storm.

There’s no rest for the storm-weary as Bronagh was named Thursday. The worst of it is expected to hit Britain and Wales over the next 12 to 24 hours.

Code yellow warnings, which are elevated but not dire, have been issued by U.K. Met Office, primarily focused on heavy rain and strong winds that will continue to sweep through the region into Friday morning. The storm, while intense, is anticipated to pack less punch than Ali.

Behind Bronagh, there are indications that at least one more storm system will sweep through the region as an active storm track continues through this weekend.

Next week and beyond, the recent stormy pattern centered around Ireland and the U.K. should be replaced by high pressure over a good chunk of northwestern Europe, meaning a spell of more tranquil weather. </s> Storm Bronagh will bring gusts of 70mph as parts of the UK are battered by strong winds and heavy rain. The second named storm of the season comes just a day after two people were killed during Storm Ali and will likely cause problems during the Friday rush hour due to the possibility of fallen trees. The Met Office and Met Eireann named the low pressure system Storm Bronagh and said injuries and danger to life from flying debris is possible.

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The latest weather warnings come after a Swiss holidaymaker was killed when the caravan she was in was blown down a rocky incline in Co Galway while a worker in a forest park in Co Armagh died after he was hit by a tree. Storm Bronagh is expected to be at its peak in the early hours of Friday morning as it moves across the Midlands and south-east England.

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Heavy rain fell throughout Thursday, with 56.4mm recorded in Sennybridge in Wales. The greatest wind speed in the UK was also recorded in Wales, with gusts of 61mph at Mumbles Head. The storm is expected to bring gale force winds overnight into Friday, with wind gusts of 45mph-50mph predicted around exposed coasts and at some spots inland, as well as the possibility of some gusts of up to 65mph.

A tree which fell onto a car in Belfast during Storm Ali Credit: Liam McBurney/PA

Yellow warnings for wind are in place until 9am on Friday for the east midlands, west midlands, east England, London and south east England, north east England, north west England, south west England, Wales and Yorkshire and Humber. Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said there could be gusts of up to 70mph on Friday, adding that it will be the first time this season that south east England will be tested by strong winds. “The first storm to reach an area each year usually has some fairly significant impacts because all the things you didn’t realise were diseased or rusted or whatever, that’s the first time you know about it – when the first winds arrive,” he said. The Met Office alert warns of the risk of roof tiles blowing off, trees and branches falling and flying debris generally. Pictures posted on social media showed vehicles with flood water up to their bumpers on a road said to be between between Sheffield and Rotherham. East Midlands Trains said there had been severe flooding in Sheffield station, adding that heavy flooding had resulted in trains having to run at reduced speeds.

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Highways England’s head of road safety Richard Leonard urged people to plan their journeys, to take extra care and to allow more time. “In high winds, there’s a particular risk to lorries, caravans and motorbikes, so we’d advise drivers of these vehicles to slow down. “Drivers of other vehicles should be aware of sudden gusts of wind which can affect handling and braking, and give high-sided vehicles, caravans and motorbikes plenty of space,” he said.

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On Wednesday, a wind gust of 91mph was recorded in Co Down, the strongest in September in Northern Ireland since records began. In Co Galway, a woman, named locally as Elvira Ferraii and said to have been aged in her 50s, died when the caravan she was staying in at the remote beauty spot in Clifden ecoBeach Camping and Caravan Park blew off the cliff and smashed on to the beach below. </s> The Met Office has named the second storm of the season which will bring high winds and rain to the Harborough area.

An intense low-pressure system, which will develop across parts of Wales and South West England during this evening before spreading further eastwards across the entirety of England, has been named Storm Bronagh by the Met Office.

A frontal zone will bring heavy rain throughout today (Thursday) before the winds strengthen later in the day bringing strong winds through this evening and overnight into Friday.

A yellow warning has been issued for wind covering the Harborough area from 6pm today (Thursday) to 9am tomorrow (Friday).

Storm Bronagh will bring wind gusts of 40-45 mph and winds of 20-25mph in the Harborough area, with winds being higher with potential gales if you travel to the east of the country.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: "Although the strongest winds are expected to occur as Storm Bronagh moves offshore into the North Sea, there is a low likelihood of damaging winds in places through this evening and overnight with possible impacts to people travelling in England and Wales. However the strongest winds are most likely along the northeast coast of England in the early hours of the morning."

The yellow warning means there is the possibility of damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs or through falling trees and branches, as well as a danger to life.

Highways England’s head of road safety, Richard Leonard, said: “We’re encouraging drivers to check the latest weather and travel conditions before setting off on journeys. If you do intend to travel, then plan your journey and take extra care, allowing more time for your journey.

"In high winds, there’s a particular risk to lorries, caravans and motorbikes so we’d advise drivers of these vehicles to slow down. Drivers of other vehicles should be aware of sudden gusts of wind which can affect handling and braking, and give high-sided vehicles, caravans, and motorbikes plenty of space.”

Two yellow Met Office weather warnings are in force, the first is for rain covering Wales and parts of North West England, then later in the day, a yellow wind warning is also in place for Storm Bronagh covering much of England.

Looking further ahead there is another weather system expected to bring more wind and rain across parts of the UK on Sunday and into Monday. </s> Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Wind gusts as strong as 91 mph lashed Ireland Wednesday morning, knocking out power to thousands and blowing a camper off a cliff, killing the woman inside.

Storm Ali, the first named storm to hit the United Kingdom this season, knocked out power to 200,000 homes in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

An amber warning, which means lives could be at risk, was issued for Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern Britain.

A 91-mph wind gust recorded in Killowen County Down set a new record for Northern Ireland. In County Galway, rescuers found the body of a woman in her 50s who was sleeping inside a camper when it flew over a cliff.

The storm's effects are also being felt in Scotland, where a train on the Highland Main Line hit fallen tree limbs and then derailed.

Meteorologist Bonnie Diamond said heavy rains will continue Thursday with showers and some sunshine returning by Friday.

Storm Helene hit Wales on Tuesday but it was a U.S. named storm that started out as a hurricane.

The trend of giving storms names started in the United States. The United Kingdom started naming storms in 2014 as a way to help the public track storms and make people more aware of their severity. </s> The Met Office has named the second storm of the season which will bring high winds and torrential rain to Hertfordshire.

An intense low-pressure system, which will develop across parts of Wales and South West England during this evening before spreading further eastwards across the entirety of England, has been named Storm Bronagh by the Met Office.

A frontal zone will bring heavy rain throughout today (Thursday) before the winds strengthen later in the day bringing gale force winds through this evening and overnight into Friday, and possibly severe gales in a few places.

Storm Bronagh will bring wind gusts of 45-50 mph quite widely around exposed coasts and in a few spots inland, while some gusts of 60-65 mph are possible, particularly overnight into Friday across eastern England. The strong winds will be accompanied by short-lived outbreaks of squally heavy rain in places.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “Although the strongest winds are expected to occur as Storm Bronagh moves offshore into the North Sea, there is a low likelihood of damaging winds in places through this evening and overnight with possible could impacts to people travelling in England and Wales. However the strongest winds are most likely along the north east coast of England in the early hours of the morning.”

There is the possibility of damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs or through falling trees and branches, as well as a danger to life. Keep up to date with the weather warnings via our forecast pages, mobile app or social media as there may be up dates throughout the day.

Highways England’s Head of Road Safety, Richard Leonard, said: “We’re encouraging drivers to check the latest weather and travel conditions before setting off on journeys. If you do intend to travel, then plan your journey and take extra care, allowing more time for your journey.

“In high winds, there’s a particular risk to lorries, caravans and motorbikes so we’d advise drivers of these vehicles to slow down. Drivers of other vehicles should be aware of sudden gusts of wind which can affect handling and braking, and give high-sided vehicles, caravans, and motorbikes plenty of space.”

Two Yellow Met Office Weather Warnings are in force, the first is for rain covering Wales and parts of North West England, then later in the day, a Yellow wind warning is also in place for Storm Bronagh covering much of England.

Looking further ahead there is another weather system expected to bring more wind and rain across parts of the UK on Sunday and into Monday, with some possible coastal impacts.
Bronagh, the second named storm of the 2018–19 European windstorm season, begins moving across Ireland and the United Kingdom.