The Met Office is warning of heavy rain and strong winds for the weekend from Storm Darragh.
Strong winds from Storm Darragh will make travel challenging across the region by Friday night into Saturday, with an amber warning issued
An amber warning for strong winds for western parts of the region is in effect from 03:00GMT to 21:00GMT on Saturday. All of the region is under a yellow warning for strong winds between 15:00GMT on Friday until early Sunday. Forecast computer models indicate that parts of Somerset around the Bristol Channel are likely to experience gusts exceeding 50 to 60mph and perhaps even from 70 to 80mph in exposed locations.Met Office warnings for Storm Darragh include a widespread yellow warning for strong winds and an amber one across western and south-western areas
During Friday late evening and into the night, crosswinds on the M5 through Somerset and north Somerset may prove hazardous in some stretches. As the wind turns more north-westerly later on and into early Saturday, the same risk applies to parts of the M4.on 23 and 24 November, which brought widespread flooding, Storm Darragh's threat to the West Country will be more focused on strong winds.
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