Met Office issues 21 hour ‘protect property’ warning as 42 areas at risk of being hit by storm

Storm Chloe could be set to batter the nation just after Storm Austen and the much stronger Storm Boelo have past

A third storm could be on its way towards the UK and could develop into a “significant” weather phenomenon over the next 48 hours. Storm Chloe could be about to batter the country a lot sooner than some may have hoped, following a weekend of torrential rain, flooding, and damaging gusts brought by Storm Austen and the stronger Storm Boelo.

The next storm, as per the alphabetical names released by the Met Office, Met Éireann in Ireland and KNMI in the Netherlands, will be called Storm Chloe. Speaking to Dublin Live, Cathal Nolan of Ireland’s Weather Channel said Chloe could hit the region sooner than expected.

He explained: “The next storm depression is already winding itself up… and it is expected to develop into another significant storm over the next 48 hours. […] So while we will see some strong and gusty winds through tomorrow Monday accompanied by spells of heavy rain, it’s not going to be quite as intense, certainly not as Storm Boulo, which was certainly the strongest of the two storms we’ve had so far.”

He added: “If this is to be named a storm as we go through tomorrow and into Tuesday, it’s likely to be named by the UK Met Office. The very strongest of the winds will be across the northwest of Scotland. If it is to be named a storm it will be of course called Storm Chloe. And otherwise, beyond that it looks like our weather actually settles down.”

Storm Austen and Storm Boelo brought a number of weather warnings across the United Kingdom, reports the Mirror. Six of them were in place over the weekend, including an amber warning for wind.

The heavy wind and rain is said to have had a significant impact across the nation, with buildings damaged, roads flooded and thousands left without power. The last of the weather warnings are expected to expire at 9pm tonight, although another wind warning will be into force at 3am on Tuesday.

The warning covers Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland, and some of northern England. The Met Office has once again warned of “damaging gusts” and transport disruption, with winds expected to exceed 70mph.

The UK forecaster has not yet commented on the possibility of Storm Chloe developing in the coming days.

Areas covered by the Met Office yellow weather warning for October 27:

England

• Durham
• Gateshead
• Newcastle upon Tyne
• North Tyneside
• Northumberland
• South Tyneside
• Sunderland
• Cumbria

Northern Ireland

Scotland

• Angus
• Clackmannanshire
• Dundee
• Falkirk
• Fife
• Perth and Kinross
• Stirling
• Aberdeen
• Aberdeenshire
• Moray
• Na h-Eilea
• Orkney Islands
• Argyll and Bute
• East Ayrshire
• East Dunbartonshire
• East Renfrewshire
• Glasgow
• Inverclyde
• North Ayrshire
• North Lanarkshire
• Renfrewshire
• South Ayrshire
• South Lanarkshire
• West Dunbartonshire
• Dumfries and Galloway
• East Lothian
• Edinburgh
• Midlothian Council
• Scottish Borders
• West Lothian
• Na h-Eileanan Siar
• Highland

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