Wind and rain warnings as Storm Amy hits UK

Storm Amy has pounded into the United Kingdom, pouring heavy rain and high winds to major areas of the region. In the Inner Hebrides, a gust of 96 miles per hour was recorded overnight. An amber wind warning is still in place for areas of northern Scotland, and the Met Office is alerting of power cuts and flying rubble that might endanger life. Winds have been forecast in the rest of the UK until Saturday evening. On Friday, a man in his 40s died in the Republic of Ireland as a result of a weather-related occurrence, according to police.

On Friday, parts of Northern Ireland were under an amber wind warning, and hundreds of schools were closing early as a precaution. It was working in Scotland, Scotland, and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to reconnect 62,000 customers on Saturday morning. Around 22,000 people remain without electricity in Northern Ireland, while over 300 houses have lost electricity in Wales. After a blustery night, SP Electricity North West said it was working to restore electricity to just over 1,000 customers around Cumbria. A gust of 96 miles per hour was recorded in Tiree in the Inner Hebrides on Friday night, while Northern Ireland recorded its highest October gust on record with 92 miles per square meter at Magilligan, County Londonderry. Storm Amy is now moving south from Northern Scotland, bringing the most strong winds with it. However, a Met Office amber warning will remain in force across northern Scotland until 21:00 BST on Saturday. Gusts of 60-60mph are predicted with occasional gusts of up to 85 miles per hour likely, so some harm and disruption are likely throughout Saturday.

Wind gusts in the United Kingdom have been common until 19:00, with some areas reaching 65mph. Even with these wind speeds, tree stumps and possibly whole trees could fell, resulting in power cuts and travel disruption. All eight of London's royal parks have been closed on Saturday, and opening times on Sunday will be postponed due to safety checks.

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At times across northern and western Scotland, heavy rain will persist. Although a slew of heavy rain moves south across England and Wales, this will fade, followed by sunny spells and blustery heavy rain. Storm Amy set a new low pressure area in the United Kingdom for October, setting a record for the deepest region of low pressure in the UK. The earth's atmosphere puts pressure on the surface and is measured in hectoPascals (hPa), also known as millibars. Storm Amy showed central pressure of 947. 9hPa at Baltasound, Shetland. This exceeds the previous record of 950. 9hPa in 1988. The weather is often unbalanced in an area of low pressure. Multiple trees fell on Friday, causing the rail network in Northern Ireland (PSNI), according to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, although airports advised passengers to check the status of their flight before flying. Several ScotRail services and ferry services were cancelled ahead of the storm's arrival, though some bridges would be blocked to high-sided vehicles. About 80 trees had been cut down on lines and engineers were exploring routes before resuming operations on Saturday morning, according to ScotRail. All services out of Glasgow Central have been suspended until at least 14:00 on Saturday. Storm Amy will have pushed farther into the North Sea by Sunday, so it will be drier with lighter winds in the second half of the weekend. The next storm name will be Bram. Every year by the Met Office, a new list of names is published before the season starts in September, with both male and female names chosen by the public. Storms can be forecast by either the Met Office, Met Éireann, or the Dutch weather service KNMI when impacts are expected to be