The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for severe winds reaching gale force across Greater London this evening (Tuesday), with the worst of the weather up to 11.30pm, slowing after midnight.
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The Met Office said Storm Barney is set to bring gusts of up to 70mph inland and potentially 80mph along exposed coasts, particularly in Wales and through the Bristol Channel on Tuesday.
“However, there are high winds forecast for today also, and this could hamper the restoration process and cause additional faults”, the spokesman warned.
With the ground already saturated, officials said communities should prepare for more floods and beware of the danger posed by swollen waterways and standing flood water.
Now with more rain brought by storm Barney, the flood situation will worsen across the regions that were hardest hit over the weekend.
Storm Barney is the second storm to be named under the “name our storms” project by the Met Office which asked the public to suggest names.
By day, sleet showers are likely on Saturday before the weather turns back to more rainy conditions by the night-time.
John Lee, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: “In general the strongest winds moved west to east across Ireland to Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia”.
The Environment Agency and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents teamed up for an announcement urging residents “not to put themselves at risk by taking photographs of themselves along wave-battered promenades and breakwaters”.
River levels in York are continuing to fall tonight though.
Limerick City Council have issued a statement on the Orange Alert warning – appealing for people to “remain indoors where possible”.
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The winning storm names were: Abigail, Barney, Clodagh, Desmond, Eva, Frank, Gertrude, Henry, Imogen, Jake, Katie, Lawrence, Mary, Nigel, Orla, Phil, Rhonda, Steve, Tegan, Vernon and Wendy.
