Storm Jocelyn to batter UK after Isha leaves 5 Britons dead

Following Storm Isha which claimed five lives in her wake, Storm Jocelyn is expected to batter Britain with strong winds and rain today.

For much of the northern half of the country, another weather system is expected to deliver “danger to life” gales and downpours on Tuesday night and into Wednesday, according to The Met Office.

A large portion of the United Kingdom is under amber and yellow weather warnings for wind, while sections of western and southern Scotland and northwest England are under yellow alerts for rain.

A yellow warning for ice has also been issued across northern and eastern parts of Scotland.

Gusts of 80mph could be experienced in exposed areas, with 40-50mm of rain possible over higher ground, the forecaster said.

According to the Met Office, on Sunday, during Storm Isha, the greatest wind speed ever recorded was 99 mph at Brizlee Wood in Northumberland, with gusts reaching 90 mph near Capel Curig in Snowdonia.

A 26-year-old man was in a critical condition on Monday night after his car hit a tree on a road in Northumberland, police said.

In Grangemouth, Falkirk, a car carrying an 84-year-old man as a front-seat passenger collided with a fallen tree, according to Police Scotland.

Additionally, the Police Service of Northern Ireland reported that a man in his 60s died in a collision on Sunday night in Limavady, County Londonderry, involving two vans and a fallen tree.

Some 24,000 were without power in some parts of Great Britain on Monday evening, mainly in the north of England and in Scotland.

In Northern Ireland, 15,000 customers were without power.

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