Storm Chandra: flooding and journey disruption hit UK as police warn in opposition to journey in elements of Devon – because it occurred | UK information

• Tomorrow, the Met Office has issued a warning about ice for elements of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. There can also be a yellow warning for rain overlaying south-west England on Thursday.

• The Environment Agency stated the River Otter at Fenny Bridges, near Ottery St Mary, has reached its highest recorded stage, surpassing the earlier document set in December 2000. Levels reached 2.81m on 7 December that 12 months however had been at 2.83m at 5.45am on Tuesday, with a extreme flood warning issued 5 minutes later as a result of predicted overtopping of flood defences.

• The extreme danger-to-life flood warning for the River Otter at Ottery St Mary has been lifted after the Environment Agency stated water ranges, which earlier reached a document excessive, have now fallen on the nearest monitoring level. Flood warnings stay in place for elements of the river, whereas a extreme danger-to-life warning continues for the Upper Frome in Dorchester and greater than 100 different flood warnings are nonetheless energetic elsewhere.

• The wind, rain and warnings of worse to come back prompted greater than 300 faculties and better schooling suppliers in Northern Ireland to shut on Tuesday. Belfast City and Belfast International airports cancelled dozens of flights and the ferry operator Stena Line cancelled some sailings between Belfast and Liverpool and different routes throughout the Irish Sea.

• The poor climate is anticipated to proceed into Wednesday morning, with the Met Office issuing a yellow-level warning for ice for all of Northern Ireland between 3am and 10am.

• In the Republic of Ireland, ESB stated round 20,000 houses, farms and companies misplaced energy because of the storm. Dublin Fire Brigade stated it had responded to quite a lot of flooding incidents within the metropolis.

• The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of ice on Wednesday for giant elements of the UK, together with Northern Ireland, central Scotland, the Midlands, the east of England, London and the South East, the north of England and elements of Wales. “Patchy ice is likely to form on untreated surfaces by Wednesday morning and may lead to some disruption,” a Met Office spokesman stated.

• There have been six flood warnings issued by Natural Resources Wales. These warn flooding is anticipated alongside the Afon (River) Lwyd in Ponthir, Llanyrafon, Croesyceiliog and Pontnewynydd. Warnings are additionally in place for the River Monnow at Skenfrith and Osbaston, in south-east Wales.

• Firefighters in Devon and Somerset rescued folks from 25 automobiles in flood water on Tuesday morning. A spokesman for Devon + Somerset Fire + Rescue Service confirmed there have been no casualties. Axminster Fire Station posted pictures of a number of automobiles in flood water on Facebook.

• Ferry operator Stena Line cancelled quite a few sailings on Tuesday morning due to “adverse weather”. These embody between Belfast and Liverpool, between Belfast and Cairnryan in Scotland, between Dublin and Holyhead in North Wales, and between Fishguard in Pembrokeshire and Rosslare in Ireland.

• Scottish regional airline Loganair cancelled no less than 12 flights on Tuesday. The affected routes are between Manchester and each Newquay and the Isle of Man, between Liverpool John Lennon and the Isle of Man, and between Glasgow and Islay, Campbeltown and Tiree.

The extreme danger-to-life flood warning for the River Otter at Ottery St Mary has been lifted after the Environment Agency stated water ranges, which earlier reached a document excessive, have now fallen on the nearest monitoring level.

Flood warnings stay in place for elements of the river, whereas a extreme danger-to-life warning continues for the Upper Frome in Dorchester and greater than 100 different flood warnings are nonetheless energetic elsewhere.

Jackie Blackford, who lives in Ottery St Mary, instructed BBC Radio Devon that she may see the River Otter from her dwelling.

She stated: “I live on a hill overlooking part of the Otter and it’s normally quite a nice little river.

“At the moment, it’s a raging torrent. It is horrendous – I’ve never seen anything like it.”

Blackford stated there had been a whole lot of visitors making an attempt to get out of Ottery St Mary and he or she had seen folks turning round.

The poor climate is anticipated to proceed into Wednesday morning, with the Met Office issuing a yellow-level warning for ice for all of Northern Ireland between 3am and 10am.

In the Republic of Ireland, ESB stated round 20,000 houses, farms and companies misplaced energy because of the storm.

Dublin Fire Brigade stated it had responded to quite a lot of flooding incidents within the metropolis.

In Dundalk, firefighters rescued two crew members of an ambulance which was tuck in floodwater underneath the Castletown Road railway bridge at round 6am.

Tomorrow, the Met Office has issued a warning about ice for elements of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

There can also be a yellow warning for rain overlaying south-west England on Thursday.

To see particulars of all these warning, together with what precautions to take, visit the Met Office site here.

The Met Office currently has the following weather warnings nonetheless in place at the moment:

Amber warning for wind till 9pm

Met Office says: “Storm Chandra will bring very strong winds, leading to the potential for damage and disruption”

Areas affected: County Antrim, County Down, County Londonderry

Yellow warning for rain and wind till midnight

Met Office says: “Heavy rain and strong winds from Storm Chandra on Tuesday may lead to some flooding and disruption”

Areas affected: County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down, County Fermanagh, County Londonderry, County Tyrone

Yellow warning for rain and snow till midnight

Met Office says: “Heavy rain will turn to snow on high ground and may lead to some transport and power disruption”

Areas affected: Angus, Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highland, Argyll and Bute

Yellow warning for rain till 3pm

Met workplace says: “Heavy rain may lead to some travel and power disruption”

Areas affected: Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders, West Lothian, East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire

Yellow warning for wind till midnight

Met Office says: “Storm Chandra will bring strong winds, perhaps leading to some disruption”

Areas affected: Dumfries and Galloway, Strathclyde, Argyll and Bute, South Ayrshire

Yellow warning for wind till 4pm

Met Office says: “Storm Chandra bringing a chance of travel disruption from very strong south to southwesterly winds”

Areas affected: Cornwall, Devon, Isles of Scilly, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Swansea

While a lot of Devon and the south faces flooding and main rainfall as a result of Storm Chandra, additional north in County Durham snow is disrupting each day life for a lot of. Here some photos from information companies of the scenes in Middleton-in-Teesdale.

In different sporting information, horse racing at Exeter racecourse has additionally been cancelled for tomorrow.

Posting on their website, the organisers stated that the monitor was “waterlogged and unraceable” and “with further significant rainfall forecast over the next 48 hours, there will not be sufficient improvement in conditions”.

Given that the present photos we’re seeing from Exeter at the moment, it’s maybe, not stunning that racing just isn’t going forward.

​Various soccer matches scheduled for this night have now been postponed as a result of poor climate situations.

In the West Midlands, League One’s Port Vale FC has been postponed a match this night in opposition to AFC Wimbledon as a result of “large amounts of standing water”.

In League Two, Cheltenham Town v Gillingham has additionally been called off as a result of pitch being waterlogged.

Also in League Two, Oldham Athletic in opposition to Barrow will not go ahead.

Near the Welsh border in Hereford, a sport between National League staff Hereford FC and Oxford City has additionally been called off for this night.

In Northern Ireland the BetMcLean Cup semi-final between Linfield and Ballymena United as a result of happen in Belfast has been rescheduled for Wednesday.

In the National League South, Weston-super-Mare AFC v Hemel Hempstead Town is also postponed.

The River Slaney has bursts its banks in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, leaving automobiles underneath water.

The Environment Agency stated the River Otter at Fenny Bridges, near Ottery St Mary, has reached its highest recorded stage, surpassing the earlier document set in December 2000.

Levels reached 2.81m on 7 December that 12 months however had been at 2.83m at 5.45am on Tuesday, with a extreme flood warning issued 5 minutes later as a result of predicted overtopping of flood defences.

A spokesman stated: “Storm Chandra brought significant rainfall across Devon and Cornwall overnight, falling on already saturated ground.

“East Devon received 67mm of rain in the last 12 hours, with 88mm recorded at Whitebarrow on Dartmoor. Across south and mid Devon, rainfall averaged 40-50mm.

“There are currently 33 flood alerts and 39 flood warnings in force across Devon and Cornwall. Approximately 20 properties have flooded at various locations, with this number expected to rise.”

Better information from the River Otter in Devon.

The stage very first thing this morning at Fenny Bridges, close to Honiton, was 2.76m. Property flooding is feasible when it goes above 2.7m.

But the most recent submit from the Environment Agency has it at 1.77m.

Red warning for elements of Ottery St Mary continues to be in place.

The wind, rain and warnings of worse to come back prompted greater than 300 faculties and better schooling suppliers in Northern Ireland to shut on Tuesday.

Belfast City and Belfast International airports cancelled dozens of flights and the ferry operator Stena Line cancelled some sailings between Belfast and Liverpool and different routes throughout the Irish Sea.

There was an amber alert for wind within the jap a part of Northern Ireland till 9pm and a yellow warning for wind and rain throughout all Northern Ireland till midnight.

Northern Ireland Electricity stated about 10,000 properties had been with out energy

Storm Chandra brought about flooding in Dublin, Waterford and different elements of the republic of Ireland, with rivers bursting their banks and swamping roads.

“Please think about your commute this morning, delay it if you can – you won’t be going anywhere fast’,” a member of the M50 motorway visitors administration staff instructed RTÉ radio. “With a major weather event, you just need to deal with it as it happens.”

Dublin airport stated the storm would disrupt flight schedules for the remainder of Tuesday.

The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of ice on Wednesday for giant elements of the UK, together with Northern Ireland, central Scotland, the Midlands, the east of England, London and the South East, the north of England and elements of Wales.

“Patchy ice is likely to form on untreated surfaces by Wednesday morning and may lead to some disruption,” a Met Office spokesman stated.

“Clearing skies Tuesday night will allow temperatures to fall below freezing soon after midnight and on Wednesday morning.

“After the recent wet weather, icy patches are likely to develop on some untreated surfaces.”