Amber warnings in place for wind across southern England with north Wales forecast to receive most rain
Freight lorries queuing for entrance to ferry services on the A20 into Dover, Kent, as Storm Ciaran brings high winds and heavy rain along the south coast of England.Freight lorries queuing for entrance to ferry services on the A20 into Dover, Kent, as Storm Ciaran brings high winds and heavy rain along the south coast of England.Winds of almost 80mph and very heavy rain have battered parts of south-west England as Storm Ciarán brings disruption to swathes of the UK.
The Channel Islands bore the brunt of the storm on Wednesday night and into the early hours of Thursday, where Jersey police said winds reached 102mph . Wind speeds of more than 70mph were recorded on the Isles of Scilly and at Berry Head in south Devon while there were winds of more than 60mph at Shoreham in West Sussex and Langdon Bay in Kent.The centre of the storm is set to track across southern England, the south-east and East Anglia, before heading into the North Sea on Thursday afternoon.
Commuters in southern England were urged to work from home by some trail companies, who said there was debris on many sections. The warning says wind could disrupt travel, bring down power lines and cause structural damage, with flying debris providing a threat to life.
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