Map reveals where Storm Chandra will wreak havoc across the UK today

Storm Chandra will drench us again today, with the Met Office issuing weather warnings up and down the UK for rain, wind and even snow.

More than 100 areas are on flood alert this morning, with the majority in south-west England where Storm Ingrid wreaked havoc and washed away part of a historic pier last weekend.

An amber warning for rain is in place for south Devon, much of Dorset, southern Somerset and south-east Cornwall until 9am on Tuesday, where 30-50mm of rain could fall widely with up to 60-80mm over higher ground of south Dartmoor.

Devon and Cornwall Police said there was ‘significant surface water and areas of flooding across parts of the force’ due to Storm Chandra, with many roads becoming ‘unpassable’.

‘Please do not travel in those areas – Exeter, East and Mid Devon – at this time unless you urgently need to,’ a spokesman said.

‘We are experiencing an increase in reports of people coming up against flood water.’

Dan Thomas, Devon County Council cabinet member for highways, urged motorists not to take the risk of driving through flooded roads.

‘The roads just can’t cope, we have a situation now where, wherever you live, there will be roads which are flooded,’ he said.

‘Some of those roads you will see crowning in the middle and you will know it’s safe to drive through but other roads you might not be able to see, and the advice there is not to risk it.’

Less severe yellow warnings are in place for a more extensive area of southern England, as well as parts of northern England and Scotland.

The Met Office said gusts of 60-70mph will affect eastern Northern Ireland, with possible 75mph gusts in coastal locations, adding that ‘easterly winds of this strength are unusual and are likely to be impactful’.

An amber warning for wind is in place on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland from 5am to 9pm on Tuesday, with an additional yellow rain and wind warning for the whole of Northern Ireland for all of Tuesday.

Where are flood alerts in place

A yellow warning for rain is in place from midnight until midday on Tuesday for much of south-east England, and for south-west England and south and central Wales from 1pm on Monday to 10am on Tuesday.

There were 69 flood warnings in place across England early on Tuesday morning, with the majority in south-west England and four in Yorkshire.

Flood warnings were also issued for Aberbothrie and the River Isla at Coupar Angus in Scotland, with 17 flood alerts active across Wales.

Met Office chief forecaster Paul Gundersen said: ‘Initially, strong winds will impact the Isles of Scilly, western Cornwall and south-west Wales which are still vulnerable after Storm Goretti, gusts of 70 to 80mph are possible here.

‘Heavy rain is an additional hazard as it falls on saturated ground in Dorset and southern parts of Devon, Somerset and Cornwall.’

Which train lines are affected by cancellations and disruption

National Rail issued a warning that ‘poor weather may affect South Western Railway services until the end of the day’.

It said a number of railway lines are closed because of flooding.

These include:
– Between Par and Newquay in Cornwall.
– Between Castle Cary and Taunton in Somerset.
– Between Salisbury in Wiltshire and both Southampton Central and Romsey in Hampshire.
– Between Eastleigh and Fareham in Hampshire.
– Between Exeter St Davids and both Okehampton and Barnstaple in Devon.

Transport for Wales said a tree is blocking the railway at Llanbister Road station near Llangunllo in Powys, meaning there are no services between Swansea and Shrewsbury.

How long is the storm going to last

When it was first named, the Met Office warned that Chandra ‘will bring a further spell of wet and windy conditions later Monday and into Tuesday’.

There are currently no weather warnings in place from tomorrow through the rest of this week.

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