The Met Office has updated its yellow weather warnings for Cumbria for heavy rain and wind as named storm now forecast to hit the area on Tuesday bringing
Storm Bram, named by the Irish weather service Met Eireann, could bring more than half a month's rainfall to some parts of the UK in just a 24-hour period along with "very strong and disruptive winds", the Met Office warned.
The yellow warning for rain is in place from midnight tonight until 3pm Tuesday as Storm Bram brings very heavy rainfall across the area, with accumulations of up to 100mm possible in some areas that have already been impacted by heavy rain through Autumn and early Winter.
The second Yellow weather warning for Strong winds that may cause some disruption to travel from 12noon Tuesday afternoon, overnight into Wednesday morning.
Met Office Chief Forecaster, Dan Suri, said: “Storm Bram will bring a very wet and windy spell of weather, with very strong winds and further heavy rain which falling over saturated ground, could cause flooding impacts. Within the Amber wind warning over northwest Scotland, gusts of up to 90 mph could be recorded. More widely, gusts of 50-60 mph, and perhaps 70 mph in a few spots, are expected across Wales, southwest England and Northern Ireland.
“Rain is an additional impact from Storm Bram, with the possibility of 100mm over higher ground in the south of Wales and parts of Devon. This could require updates to warnings, so it’s important to stay up to date with the forecast in your area, as well as any flood warnings from your local environment agency.”
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