An amber weather warning is in place and winds up to 65mph are expected to batter parts of Britain and Ireland and cause disruption to travel and power supplies.
Storm Ali is first on the storm names list for 2018-19 announced by the Met Office.
The mass of cloud on the left image is #StormAli still developing as we speak. This is bringing some very heavy rain across Northern Ireland and western Scotland which can be seen on the right image pic.twitter.com/KCzfWcxX9x
— Met Office (@metoffice) September 19, 2018
An amber warning is in force for wind in association with #StormAli. We could see gusts in excess of 70-80 mph in exposed parts of Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and perhaps northern England pic.twitter.com/KjuRlbSoav
— Met Office (@metoffice) September 19, 2018
Met Office meteorologist Mark Wilson told media: “Storm Ali is already bringing some pretty heavy rain across Northern Ireland and south-west Scotland and is just starting to creep into north-west England.
“In terms of wind strength, the speeds are coming up, with a gusts of just over 60mph in the west of Ireland. Around eight, nine and ten o’clock winds will really start ramping up and go further still.”
Oh hiya #StormAli, welcome to Perthshire… pic.twitter.com/f3KEJsgZO1
— Sarah Mackie (@lumi_1984) September 19, 2018
High winds due to #StormAli will have an impact on the flight schedule today. Some flights already cancelled. Please check with your airline before coming to the airport. Departures info here https://t.co/2bD7lEWGaJ. Arrivals info here https://t.co/ckiUMjBwFf. pic.twitter.com/bPgNBTFqAv
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) September 19, 2018
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