By Sunday, Storm Amy is expected to move further into the North Sea, bringing drier conditions and lighter winds for the second half of the weekend,…reports Asian Lite news
Storm Amy has brought heavy rain and strong winds to large parts of the UK, leaving thousands of homes without power across Scotland and Northern Ireland. A yellow warning for winds was in place for much of Saturday across the rest of the UK. Many railway lines and roads were closed, and ferry services disrupted amid gusts exceeding 100mph in exposed areas.
A man in his 40s died in the Republic of Ireland on Friday afternoon in what police described as a “weather-related incident”. An amber wind warning was also in place for parts of northern Scotland for much of the day.
According to BBC reporting, in Scotland Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) were working to reconnect 34,000 customers on Saturday evening, while around 9,000 properties remained without power in Northern Ireland. Hundreds of homes in Wales had also lost power. Friday night saw a gust of 96mph recorded in Tiree in the Inner Hebrides, and Northern Ireland experienced its highest October gust on record, with 92mph at Magilligan, County Londonderry.
All eight of London’s Royal Parks were closed on Saturday, with opening times delayed on Sunday for safety inspections. A statement on the Royal Parks website said: “The safety of visitors and staff is our top priority.” Storm Amy also set a new record for the deepest area of low pressure recorded in the UK in October. Central pressure was measured at 947.9hPa at Baltasound, Shetland, surpassing the previous record of 950.9hPa set in 1988.
The BBC reported that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) suspended the rail network on Friday due to multiple trees falling, and airports urged passengers to check flight statuses before travelling. Several ScotRail services and ferries were cancelled ahead of the storm, while some bridges were closed to high-sided vehicles. On Saturday morning, ScotRail said about 80 trees had been brought down on lines, with engineers checking routes before resuming services. Glasgow Central saw all services suspended until early Saturday afternoon, while services between Glasgow and Mallaig, Oban, and Wemyss Bay, as well as trains between Inverness and Aberdeen, were cancelled by evening.
By Sunday, Storm Amy is expected to move further into the North Sea, bringing drier conditions and lighter winds for the second half of the weekend. The next storm will be named Bram, as part of the Met Office’s annual naming list issued each September. Storm names can be assigned by the Met Office, Met Éireann, or the Dutch KNMI when impacts are forecast to be “medium” to “high”.
