The Met Office has upgraded to an amber weather warning with severe winds from Storm Angus hitting Sussex tomorrow.

Angus is the first named storm of autumn 2016, and is expected to sweep through south-eastern England bringing some very strong south-westerly winds and heavy rain to affected parts through Sunday morning.

Looking at the development of the low-pressure system, on Friday morning (November 18) the Met Office issued a Yellow warning for Sunday morning for strong winds and heavy rain, from Dorset to Suffolk.

But today Met Office forecasters issued an upgraded Amber warning for severe gales for a stretch of south-eastern England from the Isle of Wight to Kent. The issuing of the amber warning has triggered the naming of Storm Angus.

The amber warning is effective from 2am on Sunday until 11 on Sunday, while the yellow weather warning is from 12am until 3pm.

The Met Office, which is warning that gusts of 70-80 mph are possible in exposed coastal locations within the Amber warning area, is advising there will be likely disruption to transport and power supplies and some damage to buildings.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Andy Page, said: “Storm Angus is developing rapidly and will move northeast across southern and southeast England during Sunday morning. Southerly then southwesterly gales are likely with storm force winds developing over the English Channel and affecting some coastal districts. Very squally showers are also expected such that isolated gusts of 70-75 mph are also possible further inland in the Amber warning area.”

The Name Our Storms programme is co-ordinated by the Met Office and Met Éireann, the Irish met service.

A pilot project began last year, and Storm Angus marks the first storm of the second year of the project.

For more information on preparing for winter, visit the Met Office Get Ready for Winter pages at www.metoffice.gov.uk/barometer/get-ready-for-winter </s> The Met Office has issued a warning of strong winds and heavy rain this morning as Storm Angus moves across parts of East Anglia. </s> The Met Office has issued a warning of strong winds and heavy rain this morning as Storm Angus moves across parts of East Anglia.

The yellow ‘be aware’ warning issued at 9am this morning extends the area likely to be affected by the storm further north to cover Suffolk and the eastern half of Norfolk, though East Anglia will miss the strongest winds which will affect southern counties.

The warning, valid until 1pm, says: “Some gusts of 50mph may still affect eastern parts of East Anglia and Kent into the early afternoon.

“Please remain aware of the risk of difficult driving conditions due to localised surface water flooding and possible debris from trees.

“Storm Angus was centred over Essex at 0800 hours and will continue to move away quickly eastwards this morning.

“East Anglia will soon clear, although some roads may still be affected by surface water flooding after the earlier heavy rain.”

There are flood alerts for Suffolk’s coastal rivers. For flood alert details visit https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk </s> Image copyright PA Image caption The cargo ship - the Saga Sky - was damaged after hitting a barge carrying rocks

A 200m-long cargo ship hit a barge full of rocks in the English Channel, as Storm Angus battered the south coast of England with high winds and heavy rain.

Eleven of the 23 crew members were evacuated by helicopter after the ship got into difficulty off Samphire Hoe near Dover.

The other 12 members remained on board and are working on getting the vessel to a safe port.

Storm Angus is the first named storm of the season.

'Major incident'

The Saga Sky was dragged into the rock barge by severe winds after losing all of its engine power.

The coastguard declared the situation "a major incident", with two helicopters involved in evacuating crew members and a French tug sent to assist the stricken ship.

Andy Roberts, an RNLI volunteer with the Dover Lifeboat House, said although the Saga Sky was damaged and had been taking on water, there was "no sign of pollution" in the surrounding waters.

After regaining some engine power, the ship was able to move to a safe anchorage at Dungeness, according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and the focus is now on moving it to a more secure port of refuge.

Storm Angus has brought gusts of up to 106mph - recorded 23 miles off the coast of Margate - while gusts hit 80mph at Langdon Bay, both in Kent.

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Storm Angus has left us behind but things are not calm quite yet.

More than 1,000 properties in the south west of England - the majority in Devon - were without power, according to Western Power Distribution. Almost all power had been restored by Sunday afternoon.

On Sunday evening there were five flood warnings in place across England and Wales, down from more than 25, including one severe, at the storm's height.

Angus has now moved out into the North Sea, but bad weather is set to continue into Monday.

A further three Met Office weather warnings have been issued for the beginning of the week for Wales and the south-west and north-east of England, which can expect heavy rain and winds of up to 50mph.

Image caption In Brighton, scaffolding fell on top of a car overnight

Image copyright PA Image caption Waves crashed into the sea wall in Newhaven, East Sussex

Devon and Cornwall Police declared a major incident overnight because of flooding at the Mill on the Mole residential park, South Molton, at 04:15 GMT, but residents who had been evacuated were able to return by 05:50.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said some properties in Braunton and in Bradiford had been flooded.

Meanwhile, fire crews were called to flooding to roads and "multiple properties" from sea water in East Bar, Swanage.

In East Sussex, organisers of the Brighton 10k tweeted that the run had been cancelled because of the high winds.

And in West Sussex. fire crews tackled a "major" fire on Bognor Regis seafront in the "difficult conditions" brought by Angus.

Image copyright Ben Webber Image caption Church Street in Braunton, Devon, flooded overnight

Image copyright Swanage Fire Station Image caption Swanage Fire Station tweeted this picture of damage to the sea wall in Swanage

Image copyright Swanage Fire Station Image caption And they advised people to avoid Swanage High Street

The Port of Dover suspended ferry crossings earlier due to "very high winds" but this was later lifted.

Network Rail said the weather had affected train services across the south east, but the majority of lines were now open.

The storm's effects have also been felt in the Channel Islands, with a wind gust of 84mph recorded in Guernsey and gusts of up to 87mph in Jersey.

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Fourteen fire engines were sent to tackle the blaze on The Esplanade in Bognor Regis

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Read our terms and conditions. </s> Gale force winds of up to 80mph are expected in coastal areas of southern England from early on Sunday morning as the first named storm of the autumn season strikes.

Local residents have been told to prepare for travel disruption, power cuts and possible damage to buildings.

The Met Office issued an amber warning for 2am to 11am in West Sussex, Kent, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and the Isle of Wight as Storm Angus approaches from the south-east.



A wider yellow warning beginning just after midnight covers a swathe of the southern and south-eastern England, including London, where high winds will be accompanied by heavy rain. Drivers should beware of localised flooding and debris from trees, the Met Office said.

Simon Partridge, a Met Office forecaster, said Angus was identified and named early Saturday morning as meteorologists tracked an area of low pressure sweeping in from the Atlantic. As it drew closer, they realised just how deep it was, he said.

“It’s basically going to be a pretty wet and stormy night,” Partridge said. “The storm itself reaches the south-west of England by around about nine or 10 o’clock tonight, so that’s when the first heavy rain and the strongest winds start to arrive, and then pushes its way north-eastwards overnight with the strongest winds kicking in just after midnight for the southern coast.”

The amber warning, which is only for wind, stretches from Portsmouth in Hampshire through Sussex and the whole of the Kent coast, Partridge said. Forecasters expect gusts of between 70 and 80mph. “Be prepared for disruption to travel services, interruptions to power supplies and some damage to buildings,” the warning says.

The yellow warning covers an area roughly from Ipswich to Plymouth, with winds of 45 to 55mph expected inland and 60 to 65mph on the coast.



Rainfall of up to 40mm is possible over the hills in the areas covered by the yellow warning, but the majority of the wet weather will have cleared the east coast by about 10am on Sunday with some fairly blustery showers to follow.

“It’s one of those. Comes and goes pretty quickly. It does rattle through at a fair speed,” Partridge said. “Obviously there will be some localised effects. There could be some disruption to transport, roads with some localised flooding.

“We could see some trees coming down, because obviously it’s the first storm of the year so any branches or trees or such which are slightly weaker, this is the first chance that anybody will find out really. The first one is usually the one where you see more in the way of branches coming down, simply because it’s the first chance they’ve had.

“But yeah, it should be all clear by lunchtime really. It’s only really the east coast of East Anglia and up towards the Humber where we’ll still see some strong winds and a little bit of rain, but other than that most places will be turning much drier and with much lighter winds.”

In the north, the cold spell continues with fairly light winds and clear skies expected. Drivers crossing the Pennines were confronted with a covering of snow at high levels on Saturday morning, and winter wonderland scenes greeted walkers above 1,000ft (305m) in areas of the Peak District and the Yorkshire Dales. There were also some light snow showers hon lower ground in West Yorkshire.

The UK’s coldest temperatures were in Scotland. Braemar in Aberdeenshire dropped to -8C (17.6F) on Friday night, and -10C was expected in sheltered areas in Scotlandovernight Saturday and into Sunday morning. </s> The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning this morning as 'Storm Barbara' is set to batter the North West over the Christmas period.

Residents in the North West should expect strong southwesterly winds to develop on Friday (23 December) with gusts of 60 to 70 mph likely say the Met Office.

People in the North West should also prepare themselves for a not so merry Christmas with the potential for structural damage - as well as disruption to power supplies and travel, with restrictions on bridges and disruption to ferries.

The warning is valid from 9am on Friday Morning until 9am on Saturday morning with winds expected to moderate by Saturday morning.

A Chief Forecaster for the Met Office said: "A deep depression, now named Barbara, will move northeastwards across the Atlantic, passing close to the northwest of Scotland later Friday and overnight into Saturday.

"South to southwesterly winds will increase earliest across the west of the warning area early on Friday, before the strongest winds develop across western then northern Scotland later on Friday and overnight into Saturday."

The warning comes after residents in Lancashire were warned to expect a wet rather than white Christmas by online weather app Weather Online yesterday. </s> Britain faces being battered by torrential rain and gale-force winds over the Christmas period, the Met Office has warned.

Forecasters have predicted winds of up to 90mph will gust through northern and western parts of Scotland, including Inverness and Fort William, on Friday and have issued an amber "be prepared" weather warning.



 A Met Office spokesman said: "Travel disruptions will affect people travelling within the yellow and amber warning area as major disruption to bridges and travel networks is expected."

 The unsettled weather is expected to hit travel networks including rail, road and air services.



 Chris Tubbs, deputy chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "Storm Barbara is forecast to form in the west Atlantic on Wednesday and will pass close to the north-west of the UK during Friday, bringing very strong winds and heavy rain.



 "This brings the potential for some structural damage, disruption to power supplies and travel, with restrictions on bridges and disruption to ferries likely."



 The Met Office has warned that winds will reach high speeds from noon on Friday to 6am on Saturday morning in northern Scotland.



 Heavy rain and blustery weather is also expected in the southern and eastern part of the UK over Friday - but conditions are set to improve on Saturday and Sunday.



 The Christmas Day storm is forecast to be the biggest to hit the UK for more than a year, as it threatens to top winds from Storm Angus in November.



 The Met Office also said it could not rule out a white Christmas - but added that it was unlikely. </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> Weather warnings for Storm Doris have been upgraded by the Met Office ahead of its arrival across the UK tomorrow.

After a mainly mild February, gales, snow and rain are due to sweep in bringing the risk of travel disruption and damage to property.

Following forecasts from the Met Office and MOD spokesman said armed forces were on standby to help tackle flooding and snow disruption should it come to pass.

Winds of up to 80mph are expected to hit northern Scotland on Wednesday before Doris arrives from the Atlantic on Thursday, the Met Office said.

On Thursday, the strongest winds are forecast across England.

The Met Office said: "As storm Doris moves eastwards across central parts of the UK on Thursday, a spell of heavy snow is expected on its northern flank.

"There is some uncertainty over the track of Doris and, therefore, over the extent of snowfall, but confidence is now higher for disruptive snow to affect the amber area.

"Heavy snow is expected on Thursday. Accumulations of 10 to 15cm are likely quite widely, with 20 to 30cm falling on hills above 300 metres.

"This will lead to disruption to transport and perhaps power supplies."

An MOD spokesman, speaking after Storm Doris was named, said: “Our Armed Forces are ready, should they be needed, to support local authorities in responding to adverse weather."

"We have got a fairly active area of low pressure coming in from the Atlantic," said Met Office forecaster Emma Sharples.

"It is strengthening as it moves eastwards to the UK."

The Met Office's amber weather warning alerts people that "whilst the strongest winds look to be only short-lived, damage to structures, interruptions to power supplies and widespread disruption to travel networks are likely, with a danger of injury from flying debris".

Forecasters are now in their second run through the alphabet when it comes to naming storms.

After Doris, Britons can expect to hear of Ewan, Fleur and Gabriel.
The Met Office issues warnings for parts of South East England as Storm Angus prepares to make landfall.