Over 100 flood warnings as Storm Chandra continues to cause travel disruption

More than 100 flood warnings are in place

The third storm of the year hit the country yesterday (Tuesday, January 27) with heavy wind and rain and is expected to continue causing disruption today.

National Rail has warned that the harsh weather conditions could impact journeys up until Friday across England, Scotland and Wales.

A major incident was declared in Somerset as approximately 50 properties were hit by floods. Further disruption in the area is expected, and a yellow rain warning is in place for south-west England on Thursday.

Storm Chandra arrived just days after Storm Ingrid caused damage and disruption over the weekend, leading to rain falling on already saturated ground in many places.

In Wales, there were three flood warnings and 16 flood alerts in place on Wednesday morning, with eight flood warnings and eight flood alerts across Scotland, external.

Many areas will experience dry weather with spells of sunshine on Wednesday after a cold start.

In northeast Scotland, remnants of Storm Chandra will keep bringing wet and windy conditions. Showers are expected in South Wales and southwest England today, but they are not expected to worsen the flooding.

However, more rain is forecast for both Thursday and Friday, with around 10-20mm expected to fall in southwest England, which may cause some further flooding problems.

In the meantime, a spell of snow could bring 2-7cm of snow above 200m elevation over the Pennines and Southern Uplands, causing difficult travelling conditions.

Yesterday saw two severe flood warnings, indicating danger to life, however, both have since been lifted.

They were issued for Upper Frome, Dorchester, and Ottery St Mary, Devon, where the Environment Agency said the River Otter had reached its highest recorded level.

Schools were closed in some parts of England and Northern Ireland on Tuesday.

In Northern Ireland, over 10,000 properties were without power, and more than 300 schools were closed.

Peak wind gusts reached 80mph at Orlock Head on the Ards Peninsula.

Additionally, several domestic flights and ferry services were cancelled.