Storm Bert flooding alert chaos as 80 warnings issued for snow and rain battering UK

The Environment Agency has revealed aggregate parts of the state could beryllium astatine hazard of flooding. The bureau shared an updated database of the alerts - sparking concerns crossed the UK

Brits person been warned to brace themselves aft 80 flood alerts were issued crossed parts of the UK owed to Storm Bert.

The Environment Agency announced dozens of reddish warnings with areas successful the northbound westbound of England expected to acquisition harsh conditions. So far, 23 flood warnings person been enactment successful place, with 80 flood alerts crossed parts of the UK.

The Met Office said locals successful coastal areas should hole for "large waves" owed to the disastrous conditions. The Met Office earlier warned that a "multi-hazard event" volition deed immoderate areas, with question and powerfulness disruption besides expected.

The weather work stressed dense rainfall of 50 to 90 mm per hr volition deed parts of the country, with the scope classed arsenic a terrible magnitude of rain. It has been reported that tens of thousands of homes person been plunged into acheronian owed to powerfulness issues.

Around 4,000 homes person been affected successful the Midlands, south-west England and South Wales. Officials said 27,000 customers person been affected successful the North East, Yorkshire and bluish Lincolnshire. Hampshire Police said a antheral died aft a histrion fell onto a car connected the A34 southbound adjacent Winchester connected Saturday morning.

A antheral successful his 60s who was driving a achromatic Mercedes was confirmed dormant astatine the country connected the A34 southbound carriageway, betwixt Kings Worthy and Winnall, and the unit is investigating whether the incidental was linked to the weather.

Meanwhile successful West Yorkshire, a 34-year-old antheral from Bradford was killed aft a car collided with a partition successful Shipley. Officers proceed to analyse the origin but it is understood the roadworthy was not icy astatine the clip of the incident.

Ross Easton, of Energy Networks Association (ENA) – which represents the UK’s powerfulness web operators, said: “There are a fewer localised weather-related powerfulness cuts successful parts of Britain this morning. However, for astir parts of the country, the terrible weather hasn’t yet had a important impact.

“Forecasters are describing this arsenic a ‘multi-hazard event’ with the worst of the weather yet to arrive, and truthful our members person other engineers and interaction centre teams available, and power rooms are monitoring the tempest intimately arsenic it develops.”

Five time forecast for November 23 to November 27

Today

Rain and snow spread northeast with beardown winds bringing blizzard conditions crossed parts of the north. Severe gales successful coastal and mountainous regions. Milder aboriginal with a accelerated thaw of snowfall successful the north. Further heavy, blustery showers to follow.

Tonight

Mild with temperatures continuing to emergence overnight. Widely cloudy with further spells of dense rainfall for galore and precise beardown winds. Windy with coastal gales, terrible astatine times, continuing overnight.

Sunday

Rain spreads eastbound with wide spells processing crossed cardinal parts. Further blustery showers crossed Scotland and Northern Ireland, and remaining alternatively bedewed successful the south. Strong to gale unit winds.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday

Sunny spells and showers, blustery astatine times though becoming infrequent by Tuesday. Unsettled connected Wednesday, with persistent rain and beardown winds spreading northeast crossed England and Wales. Temperatures trending down.

To spot the afloat database of alerts sojourn here.