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UK Storm LIVE As It Happens - Heavy Rain, Floods And Strong Winds Begin

Charles
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27th October 2013
Tree down South London

More dramatic pictures of storm damage...

Monday 28th - 8.42

Monday 28th - 8.22

140,000 homes without power across the area of the storm.

Monday 28th - 8.10

Dramatic images of storm damage start to appear on social networks...

https://twitter.com/chrischarles101/statuses/394723294320295936

Monday 28th - 8.00

Flood warnings no longer restricted to the South West, 2 new warnings in the South East... Lindfield Bridge, River Ouse and Ryde on the Monktonmead Brook. There are now 12 flood warnings in force across the South West and South East.

Monday 28th - 7.45

Downing street crane crashes into cabinet office...

Monday 28th - 7.36

40,000 homes across the South East are without power. Areas affected are Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Sussex, Surrey and Kent.

The storm is now tracking North Eastwards and strong winds are expected in East Anglia in the next few hours.

Monday 28th - 7.22

Several people are seen at Brighton see front preparing to take a swim. This is seriously not advised.

https://twitter.com/oliviarichwald/statuses/394722839720656896

https://twitter.com/oliviarichwald/statuses/394723844881403904

Monday 28th - 07.10

During the night, hundreds of trees have fallen, many onto roads, surface flooding affecting many roads and many train services cancelled until later this morning. This mornings commute is going to be difficult. Consider if your journey is absolutely necessary.

Many people waking up to find damage to their property...

https://twitter.com/zaihelmss/statuses/394716699968438272

Monday 28th - 06.55

The Government post a response to the storm on the Gov.uk website giving plans and advice for the storm that has been causing disruption to parts of the UK.

Monday 28th - 06.00

First footage of last nights storm, the damage and the clear up efforts appear on BBC TV News.

Monday 28th - 05.55

Sussex police Tweet that the Met Office have told them that the worst is still to come.

Disruption to rail services throughout the South of England including First Capital Connect, London Overgound, Network south East, Greater Anglia, Stansted Express and East Midlands. Check service status before your head out.

17 serious flood warnings now. See the Environment Agency flood warning map for latest warnings.

Monday 28th - 05.30

Damaging wind now being reported in Somerset. It seems the winds to rear of the low are particularly strong.

Wind at the Needles, Isle of White is getting even stronger...

At least 7000 homes now without power in SW England...

Monday 28th - 04.10

Cornwall now getting strong winds from the rear side of the Low...

Monday 28th - 03.45

Gusts of up to 60mph reported in Sussex and the worst is yet to come...

Monday 28th - 03.40

Lots of surface flooding and many fallen trees, and for some, the worst is yet to come. Travel tomorrow morning is going to be severely disrupted in all areas affected by the storm. Consider whether you journey is essential and cut out or delay all but essential travel.

https://twitter.com/RichCross2013/statuses/394664080545296384

Monday 28th - 03.30

Emergency services already very busy. Please only call 999 in a real emergency. To report fallen trees or less urgent problems please call 101.

Monday 28th - 03.05

10 serious flood warnings now. See the Environment Agency flood warning map for latest warnings.

Monday 28th - 02.50

The storm is intensifying in the South East...

Power cuts reported in Maresfield, Sussex...

Police car damaged by falling tree on B2104...

The number of fallen trees in the South of England is increasing all the time, please be careful if your are out in this.

Monday 28th - 02.15

There are now 144 flood alert and 6 more serious flood warnings. See the Environment Agency flood warning map for latest warnings.

Monday 28th - 01.45

A large tree has fallen on taxi at The Goffs in Eastbourne. Thankfully nobody injured. Sussex police say it could take a while to clear.

Monday 28th - 01.35

Fallen tree blocks all rail lines at Botley, Hampshire...

https://twitter.com/JourneyCheckSWT/statuses/394638194127290369

More trees down blocking roads. As the storm becomes stronger it is clear that travel tomorrow morning will be severely disrupted.

Monday 28th - 01.20

Winds in the South of England are now increasing, gusts of 40mph inland and 60mph on the coast have been recorded.

Strongest gust recorded so far is 92mph at Needles Old Battery - Isle of Wight.

Sussex police report a Tree down across the A259 in Bognor...

And fallen tree blocks Nutwell Road, Lympstone...

Monday 28th - 01.00

Our Facebook followers tell us of heavy rain and strong winds. Let us know what's happening where you are.

Allison Carter - Heavy rain gusting winds in weymouth dorset blowing a hooley out there

Monday 28th - 00.30

Ships just off shore on the south coast record wind speeds of 80mph.

The current highest wind speed recorded in the storm is 83mph at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight.

Rain falling at a rate of 5 - 10mm per hour in the South. Surface flooding expected.

Highway flooding and a few fallen trees reported in Wiltshire.

Sunday 27th - 23.35

At this point the storm centre is currently about 20 miles due north of Falmouth, moving NE at about 45mph, and deepening all the while.

Sunday 27th - 23.25

107mph wind recorded on the Isles of Scilly ...

Reports start to emerge on twitter that Plymouth flooding is getting a lot worse...

Highest gusts recorded so far tonight are 63mph at Culdrose, Cornwall and 61mph at Plymouth, Devon.

Sunday 27th - 22.47

Minor surface flooding being reported on roads in South of England.

Sunday 27th - 21.40

Lots more flood warnings issued by Environment agency. Check for floods in your area.

Flood Warnings so far...

Chiswell, West Bay Harbour, Lyme Regis Harbour.

Sunday 27th - 21.30

BBC report on Twitter that high winds in Berkshire has cut power to 1000 homes (Though this seems to have happened earlier today)...

Sunday 27th - 21.00

Twitter users start to report increasing wind and rain ahead of the storm...

https://twitter.com/lmfaojessicaa/statuses/394569087160160256

https://twitter.com/housey95/statuses/394570722577633280

https://twitter.com/hgrry/statuses/394571575938523136

Sunday 27th - 20.30

Highways Agency announce that the the Queen Elizabeth II bridge on the M25, which forms part of the Dartford River Crossing is likely to close in the early hours of the morning.

Authorities on both sides of the Severn have taken the decision to also close the second Severn Crossing, the M4, from 3am on Monday.

60 flights have been cancelled at London's Heathrow Airport tomorrow due to the expected storm.

Sunday 27th - 20.00

#ukstorm starts trending on Twitter

Sunday 27th - 19:25

Eurostar report that due to weather conditions, service will be suspended until 7am.

Gatwick Airport issue travel warning...

With a Met Office weather warning in place for very high winds over the next 24 hours, passengers due to travel on Monday are advised to check their flight status with their airline and allow plenty of time for their journey to the airport. Please note train services will not be running to or from Gatwick early Monday morning.

Anyone flying into our out of the UK tonight or tomorrow should check with their airline and airport.

Environment Agency SW report flood warnings and alerts...

Sunday 27th - 19:15

More twitter users reporting power cuts...

https://twitter.com/DawniePaws/statuses/394540768633040896

Sunday 27th - 19:05

Twitter user reports a power cut in Newquay, Cornwall.

https://twitter.com/dogsmyjob/statuses/394521767232167936

Sunday 27th - 18:45

ITV.com publish pictures of huge waves hitting the coast at Porthcawl, South Wales.

Another fallen tree, this time in Ceredigion is reported on Twitter...

Another tree down in Brighton...

Fallen tree in Brighton

Fallen tree in Brighton, hours before the main storm arrives.

Another in South London...

Tree down South London

Tree falls across a road in South London hours before the main storm arrives.

And another in Ashford, Kent...

Tree down, Ashford

Tree falls across road in Ashford, Kent, Hours before the main storm hits the UK.

Reports of strong winds continue to come in, hours before the main storm is due to hit.

Sunday 27th - 16.10

Followers of our Facebook page have started to report stormy weather already, and the real storm is not even with us yet.

Russell Peace -  "Its getting Fruity along the sea Front in Portsmouth. The Solent is very quiet but the ferry is still running to the I of W."

Nic Burton -  "It is very windy with strong gusts on portsdown hill north of Portsmouth harbour which is unusually choppy too."

Sunday 27th - 15:45

Reports of rail service changes and cancellations starting to come in.

Southern Rail...

Southern and Gatwick Express services will not run tomorrow morning until it has been declared safe to do so.

South west trains...

Projected severe weather on Sunday and Monday will affect services across our network. Please check before you travel.

East Coast Trains...

The Met Office is forecasting severe weather affecting much of the East Coast route on Monday 28 October.

Taking their advice into account and in conjunction with Network Rail, East Coast will be working to an amended timetable on Monday 28 October.

This timetable is available here

East Midlands Trains...

Heavy rain and high winds are forecast tonight and into Monday 28 October 2013.

East Midlands Trains may run an amended timetable. Information will be posted on our website when available and it is advised you check the latest travel information before starting your journey.

http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/train-times/live-train-updates/

First Capital Connect...

High winds and heavy rain are forecast across the South East of England on Sunday night and Monday morning. Services are expected to be heavily disrupted and may be suspended.

First Great Western...

Current weather forecasts indicate that there will be severe adverse weather, overnight from Sunday 27th October until mid-day on Monday 28th October.  As well as rain, very strong wind speeds have been projected.

It is our key priority to run a safe railway, therefore there may be a requirement to run trains at reduced speeds for all or part of the journey.

If you are travelling with First Great Western later this evening or tomorrow morning, we would ask that you allow for an extended journey time, and that you check for current train running information on our JourneyCheck pages before starting your journey.

South Eastern Trains...

The weather forecast for tonight is for severe storms. Strong winds and heavy rainfall can cause trees and branches to fall onto the railway lines and localised flooding.

If the storm hits our region as predicted - then we may need to start train services later than usual tomorrow morning, likely around 9 or 10am. This will give Network Rail the chance to clear the tracks.

Sunday 27th - 14:45

The country is preparing itself for the possibility of  a storm worse than any seen for more than a decade. No-one is quite sure how bad it will be, but Facebook and Twitter are alive with speculation and thousands of people are taking to Google to find out the latest information.

The South of England is already seeing stormy weather. The Daily Mail publish a collection of images from around the UK showing a fallen wind turbine and dramatic seas around the South coast.

80 mph winds already recorded in Pembry, South Wales...

A tree has fallen in Aberdare, Wales, and the first power cut is recorded...

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