Overview
- The Met Office issued danger-to-life warnings, with an amber wind alert for northwest Scotland on Tuesday evening forecasting gusts up to 90 mph and an amber rain alert for parts of South Wales and Dartmoor overnight into Tuesday.
- Met Éireann extended Status Orange wind warnings to additional counties and announced a Status Red storm warning for the west coast from Loop Head to Malin Head during Tuesday.
- The Environment Agency posted flood alerts for west Dorset, including the River Frome and rivers feeding Radipole Lake, as Dorset Council deployed temporary flood barriers at West Bay.
- Localized flooding has already been reported on roads near Osmington in Dorset, and authorities urged the public to avoid walking or driving through floodwater.
- Significant disruption is expected, with Great Western Railway warning of flooding impacts and allowing Tuesday tickets to be used on Wednesday, Belfast’s Christmas Market closing on Tuesday, and transport authorities advising travellers to check before they go.