Storm Dudley hits Lancashire
Storm Dudley will cross the northern half of the UK tonight and into Thursday morning
Last updated 16th Feb 2022
Lancashire is expected to be hit by winds of up to 80mph this afternoon, as Storm Dudley crosses the northern half of the UK tonight and into Thursday morning.
On Friday, there's also potential for snow in higher parts of the region, and strong winds as Storm Eunice hits.
Our reporter Jamie Williamson headed down to Blackpool to see the storm in full effect.
Storm Dudley
Storm Dudley will move across the northern half of the country from Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for Wednesday evening for strong winds, covering southern Scotland, northern England and part of Northern Ireland, with a wider area covered by a yellow warning.
Yellow warnings are in place for Thursday and Friday covering a wide area.
Storm Dudley is expected to bring wind gusts of up to 80mph-90mph on exposed coasts and hills of Scotland, with 60mph-70mph possible further inland.
Winds are expected to ease through Thursday afternoon and evening, forecasters said.
Storm Eunice
Storm Eunice will track across central areas of the UK on Friday with further very strong winds expected, with 60mph–70mph gusts possible inland, perhaps even stronger in some places.
The Met office has said that pin-pointing the strongest winds and worst-affected areas is uncertain at the moment.
From Friday we will see Storm Eunice arrive at mid-morning, lunch time onwards, bringing another spell of very strong wind. There's a yellow warning in force at the moment for Yorkshire, we could see a mix of snow too in particular on high grounds, but there's a chance we could see it on lower levels.