Yellow weather warning in place for wind across Stamford and Rutland

A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued by the Met Office for Stamford and Rutland as storm Barra arrives in the UK.

Forecasters say that strong winds are expected to affect much of the UK on Tuesday, with potential travel disruption in places.

On the Met Office website they say the winds could bring:

-Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely

-Probably some bus and train services affected, with some journeys taking longer

-Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely

-Some short term loss of power and other services is possible

-It’s likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray and/or large waves.

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