A new storm, named Conall, is set to hit southern parts of the UK, adding to the destruction caused in the wake of Storm Bert. The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for heavy rain for several areas in southern England and Wales from 22:00 GMT on Tuesday until 12:00 GMT on Wednesday. Conall has been named by the Dutch Weather Service, in line with the Met Office and Met Eireann in Ireland, which name storms to facilitate communication.
The BBC Weather’s Tomasz Schafernaker announced that the rain from Storm Conall would initially be quite heavy, but would then move towards the east overnight. Schafernaker said that the worst of Conall is expected to miss the UK, but the storm has been predicted to subsequently track across southern areas of the country, with Lincolnshire, the Peak District, and the Midlands likely experiencing wet conditions. Coastal areas of Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, and Kent could also feel near gale force winds.
Conall will be the third “named” storm of the season, following Ashley and Bert. The storms on the list, launched in 2015, generally run from early September to late August of the following year. The yellow weather warning came after Storm Bert caused five deaths last weekend and damaged homes, roads and rail networks, resulting in considerable chaos.
Several southern areas of the UK are heavily flooded, and many communities are still recovering from the past weekend’s damage. In the north, the Lake District and Scotland will likely experience frosty conditions. Fortunately, it appears that the worst of Storm Conall will have missed the UK.
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