FORECASTERS have sent out a warning to all those in the path of Storm Helene, which is expected to pass over the North West.
Strong winds are due to hit East Lancashire this evening with power shortages and travel disruption expected.
The yellow weather warning, which sets in at 6pm, has been put in place due to Storm Helene which will bring a spell of strong winds to western parts of the UK.
The latest view from space 🛰️shows cloud to the west of the UK which will bring some wet and windy weather to the north & west tonight and tomorrow. #StormHelene can also be seen close to the Azores, tracking towards the UK late Monday pic.twitter.com/LZA0zJbIcH
— Met Office (@metoffice) September 15, 2018
People are being warned to expect delays to road, rail, air and ferry tarnsport and a spokesman for the Met Office said: "Storm Helene is expected to move northeastwards across the British Isles later Monday and early Tuesday before clearing into the northern North Sea by early Tuesday morning.
"A spell of strong winds is expected, initially mainly in the far southwest of England and across western Wales. The strongest winds then transfer northwards to be over northern England and, perhaps, the far south of Scotland, during the early hours of Tuesday.
"Winds are likely to gust into the 40s or low 50s mph quite widely across the warning area."
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