Fresh weather warnings for heavy rain and wind have been issued for parts of England and Wales by the Met Office after a weekend of battering by Storm Eowyn.
Following miserable weekend weather which saw record wind speeds of 114mph as Storm Eowyn swept through the UK, new warnings have been put in place as the low pressure that caused Spanish-named Storm Herminia arrives.
A warning for periods of heavy rain that could cause some flooding of roads and properties was in place for the West Midlands and most of Wales until 11.59pm on Monday, with the Met Office predicting 20mm to 40mm to fall quite widely and 50mm to 70mm on higher ground.
Weather warnings. Pic: Met Office
A yellow wind warning is in place for the east of England, London and the southeast, the southwest of England and Wales until 6am Tuesday.
It comes after Storm Eowyn wreaked havoc in different parts of the UK and Ireland, with the Met Office issuing a swathe of red warnings as record wind speeds were recorded.
A fallen tree breaks up the pavement during storm Eowyn in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Pic: AP
Damage to a partially collapsed building that was undergoing repairs before being damaged during Storm Eowyn in Hale, Greater Manchester. Pic: Reuters
Hundreds of thousands lost power after Storm Eowyn hit on Friday, bringing hurricane-force winds to parts of Ireland and the UK.
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks said around 74,000 customers remained without power at the end of Sunday following Storm Eowyn, while the Northern Powergrid said teams were working to reconnect more than 150 customers overnight.
Two men aged 19 and 20 died in two separate incidents relating to Storm Eowyn.
The 19-year-old died after his car was struck by a falling tree in Mauchline, East Ayrshire, on Friday morning,
Kacper Dudek, 20, died in County Donegal, Ireland, on Friday morning when a tree fell on his car.
While not as powerful as Storm Eowyn, Storm Herminia was named by meteorologists in Spain as it formed in the north Atlantic. It was expected to bring strong winds as it headed toward the UK.
Monday is expected to see showers, turning heavy in the south alongside strong, gale-force winds, with snow on the hills in the north, the Met Office said.
Gales are expected to pick up in the far north.
