More than 56,000 homes and businesses Ireland After Storm Barra made landfall, there has been no electricity supply, and wind speeds as high as 80 mph (130 km/h) when moving eastward throughout the day.
Heavy rain, sleet and snow in northwestern Ireland on Tuesday Scotland, Threatening to further damage the area that has just recovered from the long blackout after the storm Arwen. .
Met Éireann, the National Weather Service of Ireland, stated that the storm may pose a threat to life in the next two days.
Less than two weeks after Storm Arwen caused major damage to parts of the country, the UK also experienced strong winds and heavy rain.
Gusts of 69 miles per hour were recorded near Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, and 7 schools in the area have been closed. Restrictions have been imposed on bridges across Scotland, including Skye and Erskine on the west, and Dornoch, Forth Highway and Tay Bridge on the east coast.
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) warned the public that as the storm moves northeast across the country, “we anticipate that the combined effects of high tides, storm surges and large waves may cause flooding along the coast.”
Aberdeenshire is one of the areas most severely damaged by the power outage in Alvin, and the city council assured residents that welfare arrangements will continue to be implemented in the next few days.
According to reports, there was a power outage in Cork, Kerry, Dublin and Limerick, and people in the three west coast counties were advised to stay indoors.
The flooding in Cork and Carey made many roads impassable due to standing water or fallen trees.
The storm coincided with high tides in Cork City, and floodwaters flowed through the South Mall from the riverside pier on Morrison Island.
The counties of Cork, Kerry, and Clare have issued rare red weather warnings, and counties Limerick, Waterford, Galway, Mayo, Wexford, Dublin, Law Orange wind warnings were issued in counties of Manchester, Wicklow and Meath.
Schools in the 12 counties that received red and orange warnings were advised to close, while Aer Lingus cancelled all flights in and out of Cork, and some services in Dublin were interrupted.
In the UK, the Environment Agency has issued 3 flood warnings and 35 flood warnings on the southern coast of England.
Strong winds interrupted travel on the Isle of Man, the daytime ferry service between the Isle of Man and Rancha County was cancelled, and many roads were blocked by collapsed trees.
Fallen trees blocked several roads on the island.
The Met Office said that yellow snow warnings have been issued in northern England and Scotland, with blizzards and snowfalls as high as 20 cm, causing dangerous road conditions at higher altitudes.
The Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Aidan McGiven said that compared with Alvin, which caused the widespread power outage on November 26, the gusts and impact of Storm Barra will be “down a notch,” some of which have not yet recovered.
Heavy rain forecast Northern Ireland There are drifting snow and blizzards on the northern hills of southwestern England.
On Monday, although about 1,600 homes in northeastern England were still without electricity nearly two weeks after the Alvin storm hit, Boris Johnson said he had talked with the chief executive of the Northern Power Grid and was “assured “. [customers] We will reconnect tomorrow at the latest”.
That evening, the electricity supplier stated that it had reduced the number of affected households and businesses to 700.
Before Barra arrived, parts of the UK were expected to see snow and ice at night, and the Met Office issued yellow warnings for potentially dangerous driving conditions in western Scotland and northwest England.
