UK hit with high winds as Storm Herminia rolls in

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*** hit with high winds as Storm Herminia rolls in

High winds have brought power cuts across the southwest of England as a new storm hit the *** on Sunday.

Berry Head, in Devon, recorded gusts of 83mph from the new storm, named Herminia, while power cuts were reported by thousands in Devon.

A 19-year-old man was confirmed to have died when he was hit by a tree while driving in East Ayrshire on Friday during Storm Éowyn. He is the second death in the storm, with a 20-year-old man killed in County Donegal Ireland on Friday.

The Met Office has issued

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for wind and heavy rain on Sunday and Monday, saying injuries and “danger to life” were a possibility.

Storm Herminia was named by the Spanish weather service Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) on Friday and has now closed in on the ***, BBC Weather said.

More than 4,500 properties are now without power in Devon and Cornwall. National Grid said 2,968 properties have been hit in Cornwall, with another 1,488 in Devon.

National Rail said flooding between Par and Newquay has blocked the line and trains running between the two stations have been cancelled.

A Ryanair flight that was expected to land at Cornwall Airport Newquay at 07:35 GMT was diverted to London Gatwick.

People have been urged to stay away from the coast due to crashing waves. Maggie Howell, from Falmouth Coastguard, said the conditions out at sea were “really, really bad” on Sunday morning.

Forecasters said the storm brings a large risk of disruptive weather, especially across the southern half of the ***, which largely escaped Éowyn.

“Southwestern areas certainly bearing the brunt this time in terms of the most unsettled conditions,” Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said.

Heavy rain is expected to move in across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and southern Scotland on Sunday, with between 10 and 20mm (nearly an inch) of rain expected to fall.

Another band of rain will sweep in across England and Wales overnight into Monday, increasing the risk of flooding as the ground is already saturated.

“Given recent heavy rain, this extra rainfall could lead to some local surface water and river flooding,” Mr Vautrey said.

Meanwhile, around 101,000 customers were still without power on Sunday following the devastation caused to the electricity network by Éowyn.

A yellow weather warning for wind and a yellow warning for snow and ice will be in place across Northern Ireland on Sunday.

It comes two days after Éowyn brought winds of more than 90mph to Northern Ireland.

“Given ongoing recovery work after Storm Éowyn, impacts may be more widespread than would ordinarily be expected with winds of this strength,” the Met Office said.

At the storm’s height, nearly a million properties were without power across the British Isles, while many road and rail links were blocked.

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