RESIDENTS are being urged to take extra caution over the coming days, with a series of weather warnings issued.
The Met Office says there could be a ‘danger to life’ due to strong winds and heavy rain which is forecast.
Two yellow warnings have been issued across the north west, with the first for ‘strong and gusty winds’ coming into force from 3pm tomorrow, Thursday, remaining in place through to 6am on Friday.
A second weather warning for ‘strong winds and heavy rain’ will come into effect at 3pm the following day, Friday, and this will last until 6am on Sunday morning.
Forecasters say there is a small chance of longer journey times or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected.
There is also a slight chance of damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs causing a potential ‘danger to life through flying objects’, as well as flooding and power cuts.
For those near the coast, there is a small chance that injuries and a danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties, with there also being a risk of fast-flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life on waterways.
On the first warning, a Met Office spokesman said: “Westerly or north-westerly winds will increase across Northern Ireland, parts of Scotland, north Wales, northern England, the north Midlands and East Anglia during Thursday afternoon and evening.
“Inland gusts of 40mph to 50mph are possible, with perhaps 60mph to 70mph along exposed coasts, especially through the North Channel and Irish Sea, causing some travel disruption.
“Strong gusts will also be associated with heavy showers which move through at times.”
For the second, they added: “A deep low may cross England and Wales from Friday afternoon, clearing to the east Saturday night.
“The low may bring a period of strong winds to much of the warning area, with some heavy rain likely to the north and west of the low centre, and some hill snow in the north (above about 200m.
“Around 15mm to 25mm of rain may fall quite widely, more particularly across central, northern and western parts of England and Wales.
“Exposed higher ground in the north and west, (particularly parts of Wales, which are at greatest risk of seeing flooding impacts, could see closer to 50mm to 70mm of rain.
“Winds may quite widely gust to around 40mph to 50mph inland, but locally in excess of 60mph, while around coasts winds may gust to 60mph to 70mph, perhaps locally nearer to 80mph.
“The wind and rain may cause disruption to travel, with difficult driving conditions likely.”
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