The Met Office has updated its weather warning as Storm Amy makes her arrival
UK households have been urged to lock all windows and doors as Storm Amy reaches Britain.
This comes as the Met Office issued an urgent update, upgrading its yellow weather warning to a more severe amber warning in certain parts of the UK.
The existing yellow warning is still in place, however, and has been expanded to an even more areas of Britain.
Met Office experts have predicted winds could reach highs of up to 100mph in parts of the UK on Saturday, October 4, while other parts will face winds of around 60-80mph.
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One of the amber warnings in place is impacting Northern Ireland, running from 3pm to 8pm today (Friday, October 3).
Other amber alerts in place include in the north and west of Scotland, running from 5pm to 11.59pm today.
There is even a third warning which has been highlighted for a smaller area of northern Scotland from midnight until 9pm tomorrow, the Express reported.
The yellow warnings in place today, some of which are for wind and others for rain, cover much of northern England, all of Scotland and Northern Ireland and the north and north-west of Wales.
Tomorrow then sees yellow warnings in place for the whole of the United Kingdom before one final yellow warning on Sunday for the very far north-east of Scotland.
In its linked advice on how to stay safe in a storm, the Met Office said: “Between 1962 and 1995, 184 deaths alone were caused by building failures resulting from wind.
“The majority of damage reports come from domestic dwellings. The average cost of damage each year is at least £300 million.
“Close and securely fasten doors and windows, particularly those on the windward side of the house, and especially large doors such as those on garages.
“Secure loose objects such as ladders, garden furniture or anything else that could be blown into windows and other glazing and break them.
“Park vehicles in a garage, if available; otherwise keep them clear of buildings, trees, walls and fences.
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“Close and secure loft trapdoors with bolts, particularly if the roof pitch is less than 30°.
“If chimney stacks are tall and in poor condition, move beds away from areas directly below them.”
The Met Office said in its amber warning: “Storm Amy will bring a spell of damaging winds, initially in western areas during Friday evening before gradually transferring northeastwards through the night.
“During this period, wind gusts of 60-70 mph are likely fairly widely, with 70-80 mph in more exposed areas, and may reach 100 mph in some exposed parts of western Scotland, particularly around Tiree, western Lochaber and Skye for a time this evening.
“This will lead to dangerous conditions with travel and power disruption.”
