Planes battle to land in 80mph Storm Ashley winds as ‘danger to life’ carnage sees flights cancelled & roads flooded
HARROWING footage shows planes struggling to land in 80mph winds as Storm Ashley battered the UK.
More than 100 flood warnings remained in place across the country today with residents facing a “danger to life”.
A yellow weather alert for wind, issued by the Met Office, was in place until 9am on Monday across the north and east of Scotland and the northeast of England.
Forecasters have warned Brits to be cautious of strong winds that could blow small debris and generate large waves along sea fronts.
The notice warned travellers to brace for potential power cuts and longer journey times.
The first named storm of the season also forced the postponement of several sporting fixtures.
The Environment Agency had 45 flood warnings, where flooding is expected, in place across England, including along the south Cornwall coast and large parts of the River Severn.
A further 96 places were kept on high alert overnight with possible flooding.
In Scotland, the Scottish Environment Flood Agency had 47 flood warnings in place with eight issued by Natural Resources Wales.
Several roads in the north of England, including the A66 between County Durham and the M6 at Cumbria were reopened early Monday morning after being closed due to strong winds
Tens of thousands of homes remained without power on Sunday night after Storm Ashley swept across the island of Ireland.
Dublin and the Irish west coast also experienced significant outages on Sunday night.
The number without power had been 53,000 earlier in the day.
The hazardous conditions saw dozens of flights cancelled on Sunday, including at airports in Dublin and Belfast.
Planes were captured battling 80mph winds as they tried to land at Dublin Airport.
The highest wind gust was recorded in Aberdaron, reaching a whopping 82 mph.
Travellers at Leeds Bradford Airport have experienced flight cancellations and diversions due to the weather warnings.
The Met Office revealed that winds will ease slightly as Storm Ashley moves northeast on Monday, bringing a mix of scattered showers and sunny spells in its aftermath.
The weather is likely to turn “unsettled” later in the week, bringing possible heavy rain and strong winds once more.
On Friday, operator P&O Ferries announced its sailings between Larne in Northern Ireland and Cairnryan in Scotland’s south west were to be cancelled on Sunday.
Regions and local authorities affected by todays yellow weather warning
Central, Tayside and Fife
- Angus
- Clackmannanshire
- Dundee
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
Grampian
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
Highlands and Eilean Siar
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Highland
North East England
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- South Tyneside
- Sunderland
North West England
- Cumbria
Orkney and Shetland
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- East Lothian
- Edinburgh
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
- West Lothian
Strathclyde
- North Lanarkshire
- South Lanarkshire