- Storm Jocelyn hits UK
- Train services halted
- Less intense than Storm Isha
Tuesday will see the spread of Storm Jocelyn throughout the majority of the United Kingdom, one day after Storm Isha struck and killed at least two people.
Potential inundation is anticipated in the Yorkshire Dales, north-west Wales, western Scotland, and north-west England due to the precipitation.
By late afternoon, gusts of 40-50mph (65-80km/h) will blow across the United Kingdom.
Commencing at 19:00 GMT, all ScotRail trains will be halted; they will resume operations on Wednesday morning.
According to the train provider, each route would be subject to a safety inspection before operation due to the possibility of trees and other debris toppling onto the track.
Scotland’s north and west are projected to experience the fiercest winds, which are anticipated to reach 80 mph (130 km/h).
TransPennine Express, a provider of rail services connecting Scotland and northern England, “strongly discourages” passengers en route to or from Edinburgh from undertaking journeys after 15:00.
The final London-Glasgow service of Avanti West Coast is scheduled to depart at 15:30 and is predicted to be “extremely busy.” The provider has cautioned passengers not to travel north of Preston after 15:30, and services to and from Scotland will be suspended until Wednesday at noon.
Tuesday morning, approximately 7,000 customers in Northern Ireland were still without power, according to NIE Networks.
Electricity North West stated that over 50,000 homes in other UK regions were without electricity, with 2,000 still without.
Since September, Jocelyn is the tenth named storm to strike the United Kingdom.
As of now, the Met Office has issued the subsequent extreme weather advisories:
- From 18:00 on Tuesday until 08:00 on Wednesday, the peripheries of western and northern Scotland are accompanied by an amber wind advisory.
- A wind advisory in the form of a yellow warning has been issued for the entirety of Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern Wales, and north-west England.
- From noon Tuesday until 15:00 Wednesday, south Wales, the Midlands, and north-east England are issued a yellow wind advisory.
- Western Scotland has been issued a yellow rain warning from 07:00 to 18:00 on Tuesday.
- A yellow warning for precipitation has been issued for portions of north-west England on Tuesday from 11:00 to 19:00.
- Until 09:00 on Tuesday, a yellow warning for ice has been issued in Scotland’s northern and eastern regions.
Jocelyn’s Warning: UK Wind Alert
The Met Office issues a yellow wind advisory for most of the UK, warning of transport disruptions and structural damage.
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Additionally, fifteen flood warnings are in effect in Scotland and thirteen in England.
However, Jocelyn will not be as intense as the storm that struck the United Kingdom on Monday, destroying thousands of residences and causing winds up to 99 mph.
Numerous travellers by road, rail, and air experienced disruptions due to the gusts of Storm Isha.
In the vicinity of Falkirk, an 84-year-old man perished when the vehicle he was driving collided with a tree. In Limavady, County Londonderry, a 60-year-old man was killed when a tree collapsed on his car.
Winds will only gradually subside on Wednesday, a considerably brighter day with sporadic precipitation.
