Multiple danger to life warnings are in place, expect a month's rain in one day and 70mph winds
Satellite imagery shows Storm Babet as UK and Ireland brace for its arrival. The view from space showed the storm on Monday as it made its way steadily near Spain and Portugal, before being forecast to turn northwards towards the UK.
Yellow severe weather warnings for wind and rain will be in place for much of this week with the arrival of Storm Babet. The second named storm of the season will last from Wednesday until Saturday, the Met Office said, and is expected to cause flooding, power cuts and travel disruption. Parts of England can expect more than 100mm of rainfall during the week with some isolated areas facing up to 150mm. As the storm approaches on Tuesday, forecasters said gale-force gusts could occur along the coasts of Wales and southwest England, as well as to the west of higher ground areas such as Dartmoor in southern Devon and Eryri in northwest Wales.
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