A 21-hour yellow weather warning has been issued for Coventry and Warwickshire. The Met Office issued the alert as the last remnants of summer look set to be blown away.
The alert is in place from 10am on Wednesday, September 27 until Thursday, September 28 at 7am. A spell of strong winds is expected to move northeast through Wednesday, with a small chance that they could be significantly disruptive.
A Met Office spokesman said: "A deep area of low pressure is expected to approach southwest Ireland early on Wednesday, and track across northern parts of the UK before clearing early Thursday. There is some uncertainty on the precise track and depth of the low, however the most likely outcome at present is for a wide swathe of 50 to 60 mph gusts to affect inland areas, perhaps locally stronger over and to the lee of hills in the north.
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"Some Irish Sea coasts could see gusts of 65 to 75 mph, with a small chance of 80 mph gusts on the most exposed coasts and headlands." As always with Met Office warnings, there are notifications for people to be aware of.
The forecaster says:
- There is a small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties; with a chance of some minor flooding of coastal roads.
- Longer journey times are likely, or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected. Some roads and bridges are likely to close.
- There is a slight chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- There is a small chance of injuries and danger to life from flying debris
- There is a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs
It comes as Brits face days of grim weather as forecasters warn of rain and severe winds ripping away all remains of summer. The Met Office is predicting unsettled weather later in the week.
There is even the potential for severe weather warnings coming, the Mirror reports. Deputy Chief Forecaster Mark Sidaway said: “The start of next week will continue showery for many with strong winds in northwestern areas.
"There is the potential for a deep area of low pressure to bring further heavy rain and disruptive winds on Wednesday and Thursday but details on timings and the exact location of potential impacts remain uncertain at this far ahead.” Days earlier, heavy rain caused flooding along the south west coast.
More than 500 properties in Wales also suffered a power cut on Wednesday.
