As the storm continues, the state is seeing flash flooding and reports of landslides in Los Angeles. Flood watches for other regions, including the Bay Area, Sacramento and San Diego are still in effect as of Tuesday morning.

The Met Office said spring could well and truly be on its way with temperatures in parts of Britain exceeding what is expected in France and Italy at this time of the year.

The Met Office has issued the warning which will come into place at 11am tomorrow and last the rest of the day across the southwest of England and Wales.

Meteorologists warn that the heavy rainfall, posing life-threatening flash flooding risks, will persist through Tuesday.

A staggering 500,000 residents in California are currently without power, with forecasters issuing warnings of what they describe as “one of the most dramatic weather days in recent memory.”

Storm Ingunn, named by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, was classified as a ‘weather bomb’ as its pressure dropped at double the required rate, bringing winds of more than 100mph to the UK.