As the rampant Storm Ashley continues to batter the UK with torrential rain and high winds, causing plenty of flooding and damage, terrifying videos show the power of the storm
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Storm Ashley: Motorists brave flooded seafront in Salthill
Scary footage of the aftermath of a huge storm that is battering the UK has shown fires, floods, and damage caused by it.
The Met Office announced Storm Ashley would be arriving in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland the Republic of Ireland on Sunday morning and has had some devastating consequences throughout the day.
One place which has felt the wrath of the storm is Cork city centre, where a fire has started. Cork City Fire Brigade tweeted: “Our crews responded to several minor Storm Ashley incidents including downed electrical cables and a tree down near the Mardyke.” Alongside the tweet is a video of flames on the floor and a knocked-over tree.
Paul O’Brien shared a video of flooding by the coast and the strong winds blowing it around, adding: “Storm Ashley has hit Salthill during high tide this evening. This is the Atlantic at its wildest.” While Sryan Bruen shared footage of extremely choppy waters with an Irish Ferries cruiser in the background. They wrote: Irish Ferries and Stena Line passing by Poolbeg Lighthouse at high tide.”
Luke Chambers also took to social media to share a video of his turbulent landing in the UK. He wrote: “Another bumpy one this afternoon feeling every bit of Storm Ashley on the Air Tanker landing into Manchester Airport.”
Weather maps show the staggering speeds of Storm Ashley as it batters the UK with torrential rain and winds of up to 80mph. Horrid conditions have hit England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with gales hitting some areas after the Met Office issued a warning of a “danger to life” to some people.
Hundreds of flood warnings have also been issued and some roads closed. A yellow weather warning has covered much of the UK and came into place in the early hours of this morning. There was a warning of damage to buildings, power cuts and injuries, and danger to life from the high speed winds.
As the centre of the storm moves north and west, high winds will whip the UK with gusts of up to 80mph in Scotland while Wales is forecast to see gusts of up to 65 mph with similar windspeeds in north west England. The winds are set to get stronger throughout the day before dissipating on Monday.
Tens of thousands of homes remained without power on Sunday night after the storm swept across the island of Ireland. The hazardous conditions saw dozens of flights cancelled, including at airports in Dublin and Belfast.
Met OfficeDeputy Chief Meteorologist Tony Wisson, said: “Storm Ashley will bring strong winds for most of the UK on Sunday before it clears on Monday, with a chance of some disruption across parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Northwest England and West Wales.
“A period of especially strong winds are expected on Sunday afternoon and evening in western Scotland, where gusts could potentially reach 70-80mph in exposed areas and an Amber warning for winds has been issued here.
“More generally 50-60 mph are possible in some inland areas in other parts of the warning area, especially Northern Ireland and western Scotland, and perhaps up to 60-70 mph along exposed coasts and hills.
“These strong winds in conjunction with high spring tides, may cause some disruption.”
