68 minutes ago Storm Ashley strikes! Threat to life warning as weather bomb hits with 80mph winds and heavy rain

After an unseasonably hot week for October, Storm Ashley is due to sweep across Northern Ireland , Scotland, parts of Wales and northern England.

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97 minutes ago Storm Ashley flood alerts issued as tempest bears down on UK with 80mph winds

Gales of up to 80mph are due to hit some areas with torrential rain causing disruption and potentially closing roads as the government issues hundreds of flood warnings across wide swathes of the UK

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9 hours ago Britain braces for Storm Ashley 'weather bombs': Met Office issues amber weather warning ahead of 80mph winds battering the country

After an unseasonably hot week for October, with some parts of the UK reaching 20C, the first named storm of the season is due to batter Britain.

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10 hours ago Danger to life ‘likely’ in Storm Ashley’s 80mph winds, Met Office warns

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning ahead of the first named storm of the season, which is set to hit the UK on Sunday.

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18 hours ago Scots brace for Storm Ashley as Met Office amber warning predicts 'danger to life' winds

Storm Ashley is officially the first named storm of the 2024/25 season, with yellow and amber weather warnings in place across much of Scotland this Sunday and Monday.

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19 hours ago UK set to be battered by up to 80mph winds in first named storm of season

An amber warning has been put in place for the north-west of Scotland.

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20 hours ago Storm Ashley to unleash 80mph wind chaos across UK as Met Office issues weather warning

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for wind across the UK, with the first storm of the season now named and expected to bring gusts of up to 80mph

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21 hours ago Storm Ashley: Amber weather warning as Scotland braces for 80mph winds

Met Office warns of flying debris, large waves and transport disruption

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21 hours ago Storm Ashley set to hit UK with amber weather warning issued ahead of 80mph winds this weekend

Storm Ashley was named by Met Eireann – the Irish equivalent of the Met Office – and is the first named storm of the season.

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