Storm Herminia latest: UK hit by 83mph winds and heavy rain warnings after Storm Eowyn kills two
New Met Office weather warnings are in place for most of England and Wales as Storm Herminia brought wind gusts up to 83mph in the southeast.
The Environment Agency has issued more than 30 flood alerts across southern England as forecasters warn of up to 80mm of rain in some areas.
Warnings for wind and rain have now been extended into Tuesday for some regions, particularly the southwest, where the strongest wind gusts were recorded on Sunday. The Met Office said heavy rain would bring a chance of power cuts, delays to travel services and “a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life”.
British Airways has cancelled 26 flights to and from London Heathrow, The Independent has found, with 3,000 to 4,000 passengers affected. They are all short-haul domestic and European flights.
Storm Herminia is battering the country just two days after the more powerful Storm Eowyn brought record-breaking wind speeds of up to 100mph.
On Sunday it was confirmed that a second person, a 19-year-old, had died after their car was struck by a falling tree in East Ayrshire. Earlier, 20-year-old Kacper Dudek was named as Storm Eowyn’s first victim in Ireland’s County Donegal.
Storm Herminia latest: UK hit by 83mph winds and heavy rain warnings after Storm Eowyn kills two