Storm Isha is set to hit the UK with alarming impacts.
Flood warnings have been issued across England as Storm Isha makes its way across the country, battering Liverpool in the process. The rain could also lead to transport disruption on Sunday in Scotland, Wales and north-west England.
Storm Isha will bring winds of up to 50mph to Liverpool alongside heavy rain, posing a risk to life and damage to buildings, as part of a wet and windier weekend across the UK.
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According to forecasts, Isha is expected to deepen over the next 24 hours, and maintain its intensity on approach to the UK. BBC Weather forecasters said they are monitoring whether a red warning could be issued as the amber warning for Scotland sits in the "highest impact column".
They said "If this were to continue and 'likelihood,' increase then a RED warning could follow. Either way, Isha will be one of the strongest storms of 23/24 season."
UK Weather Updates is tracking the storm saying that the wind associated with the storm out in the Atlantic at 6pm on Saturday is 90mph, WalesOnline reported. This is how they are tracking the storm:
They also give the following wind speeds for the storm:
SATURDAY: 6pm – 90mph
SUNDAY: Midnight- 90mph; 6am – 95mph; Noon – 95mph; 6pm – 95mph
MONDAY: Midnight- 85mph.
They said: "Please remember that the maximum potential gusts show the maximum gusts associated with the overall system, which mostly occur over the sea."
This first graphic shows the storm still out in the Atlantic on Saturday afternoon:
On Sunday evening, you can see it approaching Ireland and the UK.
Later on Sunday, at around 10pm, you can see it firmly across the UK, where wind speeds of up to 90mph could be the result.
Storm Isha is the ninth named storm of the season. BBC Weather presenter Matt Smith said: "Isha is out in the western Atlantic on Saturday but is developing rapidly and heading towards us. On Sunday, all of us will see the winds pick up, gales developing widely but the biggest risk time will be from Sunday evening through to Monday rush hour. Widely we will see winds touch 70 to 80mph. Through Sunday night we could see some structural damage and it will be wild along western coastal areas."
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