Merseyside braces for first storm of the season
Storm Agnes has seen the Met Office issue yellow warnings for high winds across the county
Merseyside is bracing for the first named storm of the season as Storm Agnes is set to hit the region.
The Met Office have issued yellow warning for high winds on Wednesday and Thursday this week, with wind speeds set to reach 65 miles-per-hour.
People across the county are being urged to stay vigilant and watch out for fallen trees and roof tiles.
Met Office North West meteorologist Clare Nasir says the North West coastine will be hit hard.
"Anywhere from North Wales to Morecambe Bay right the way up the coastline.
"Because the wind is coming from the south west, and thats where the storm is coming in from as well you are going to be exposed to that.
"What that means around the coats is gusts could reach 60 to 65 miles-per-hour."
She added that with the storm rolling in people can expect to see some disruption.
"So there could be flying debris, problems possibly on the roads and rails as leaves are going to be blown off trees, they could actually block drains so we could also see some localised flooding."
Ridwan Musa, highway service manager, says they're prepared to minimise this impact: "It is the first storm but like with every storm we're going to be prepared for the worst, hence we've got over and above our normal teams with extra teams on call."
He's urging people to take care when travelling: "Conditions like this always prove to be very difficult, especially with this storm arriving in the evening.
"We're asking drivers to be extra prepared and to keep an eye on the forecast."