Storm Bram named with severe weather warnings for damaging winds and heavy rain
Several weather warnings, as well as an amber alert, have been sent ahead of Storm Bram, which is expected to strike the United Kingdom and Wednesday. Up to 90 mph (144 km/h) are likely across north-west Scotland, but strong winds will be felt everywhere. Heavy rain will also contribute to localised flooding, particularly in Wales and south-west England, where ground conditions are still damp from recent rainfall. There is the possibility of fire and transportation disruption.
Storm Bram, Ireland's equivalent of the Met Office, develops quickly on Tuesday, heading north to the west of the UK but with heavy rain and increasing winds for all. The strongest winds will be around the Irish Sea coasts and up to Scotland's north-west, where severe gales are likely later Tuesday. Wind gusts of up to 90 miles per hour are likely in a few locations, with a Met Office amber warning from 16:00 to 23:59 BST on Tuesday. Some of the transportation network's delays and cancellations will occur, as well as damage to certain buildings. Yellow warnings have also been issued. The first comes into force in west Wales and south-west England from 22:00 – 16:00 BST on Tuesday, with wind gusts ranging from 21:00 Monday to 16:00 brisk (64-80 km In addition,, yellow warnings will cover Northern Ireland from 09:00 to 21:00 GMT on Tuesday, as well as much of Scotland and north-west England from 12:00 Tuesday to 06:00 GMT on Wednesday. Gusts of 50-60 mph (80-97 km/h) will be felt immediately, but gusts of more than 70 percent (113 km/hour) could be felt locally in coastal areas and higher In these areas, travel disruption and disaster are also possible.
Flooding risk
Bram will also get some heavy rain into Tuesday as well as strong winds. In addition to the wind warnings, there is a yellow Met Office warning of rain in a large area of Wales and south-west England from 18:00 Monday to 18:00 GMT Tuesday. 20-40mm (0. 8-1. Up to 80 percent (3. 66 inches) of rain is forecast. 2in) over Dartmoor and Wales' higher ground. According to the Met Office, there is a slim chance of up to 100mm (3. (9in) on the more visible and prone hills. With the ground so saturated, there is the possibility of further localized floods after weeks of heavy rain at times. More yellow weather warnings for rain fell on north-west England from midnight to 15:00 GMT Tuesday and central Scotland from 06:00 to 12:00 on Tuesday, where a lot of rain could fall over a short period of time. Up to 80mm (3. In particular, 2in) is predicted over the Cumbrian hills, which could result in some floods. During Tuesday, the main area of rain will begin to the north-east. However, rain and high winds are expected to persist into Wednesday, particularly in Scotland. Storm Benjamin and Claudia, which were named by France and Spain respectively, have dominated the UK for the past few months. So far we have only seen one storm identified by the UK Met Office and our storm naming firm, Storm Amy. That's why we're back to the 'B' name - Bram - on the UK, Ireland, and Netherlands storm naming list. If medium or high impacts are predicted, the next storm after Bram will be named Chandra.
