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| Storm Barra: Weather warnings for most of UK as gales and snow hit | Storm Barra: Weather warnings for most of UK as gales and snow hit |
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| Sleet and snow fall outside a pharmacy in Biggar, South Lanarkshire | Sleet and snow fall outside a pharmacy in Biggar, South Lanarkshire |
| Strong winds, heavy rain and snow have hit parts of the UK, as Storm Barra sweeps across the country. | Strong winds, heavy rain and snow have hit parts of the UK, as Storm Barra sweeps across the country. |
| Most of the UK is covered by severe yellow weather warnings - with only the far north of Scotland set to escape the worst weather. | Most of the UK is covered by severe yellow weather warnings - with only the far north of Scotland set to escape the worst weather. |
| Gales and blizzards have been reported, with wind gusts reaching 86mph at Aberdaron in Gwynedd. | |
| About 1,500 homes in Northern Ireland and Wales have lost power. | |
| But Storm Barra is not expected to be as bad as its predecessor Arwen, which hit the UK 11 days ago and left thousands of homes without electricity. | But Storm Barra is not expected to be as bad as its predecessor Arwen, which hit the UK 11 days ago and left thousands of homes without electricity. |
| About 500 homes are still without power in the North East of England, an area in the path of the new storm. | About 500 homes are still without power in the North East of England, an area in the path of the new storm. |
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| Chris Page spoke to BBC Breakfast as Storm Barra moved in early on Tuesday | Chris Page spoke to BBC Breakfast as Storm Barra moved in early on Tuesday |
| The Met Office weather warnings include: | The Met Office weather warnings include: |
| A yellow warning for wind covering all of England and Wales, as well as south-west and east Scotland, and lasting until midnight | A yellow warning for wind covering all of England and Wales, as well as south-west and east Scotland, and lasting until midnight |
| A yellow warning of wind for the east of Northern Ireland, lasting until 18:00 on Tuesday | A yellow warning of wind for the east of Northern Ireland, lasting until 18:00 on Tuesday |
| A further yellow warning for wind for parts of south-east and south-west England and south Wales, lasting until 18:00 GMT on Wednesday | A further yellow warning for wind for parts of south-east and south-west England and south Wales, lasting until 18:00 GMT on Wednesday |
| A yellow warning of heavy snow for northern England and inland areas of Scotland lasting until midnight | A yellow warning of heavy snow for northern England and inland areas of Scotland lasting until midnight |
| As Storm Barra swept in from the Atlantic earlier on Tuesday, strong winds with gusts of up to 80mph were recorded in the Republic of Ireland. Schools closed across 12 counties in Ireland and 49,000 homes and businesses were without power. | |
| An overturned trampoline at a house in Clon Elagh as Storm Barra moved in from the Atlantic | An overturned trampoline at a house in Clon Elagh as Storm Barra moved in from the Atlantic |
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| Flood water affected roads and properties in Langstone, Hampshire | Flood water affected roads and properties in Langstone, Hampshire |
| And in Northern Ireland, about 5,500 homes lost power due to damage to the network - with 1,500 still in the dark as of Tuesday evening. | |
| A further 270 homes are still without power across Wales, and ferries and trains have been cancelled. | |
| Snow has already fallen in northern England and southern Scotland. | Snow has already fallen in northern England and southern Scotland. |
| High winds damaged the roof of a school in Stranraer, while a fallen tree blocked the A702 road in South Lanarkshire. Four schools also shut in Dumfries and Galloway. | |
| The storm is set to continue eastwards, with travel disruption, power outages and large waves in coastal areas possible, the Met Office said. | The storm is set to continue eastwards, with travel disruption, power outages and large waves in coastal areas possible, the Met Office said. |
| Northern Ireland: Storm Barra brings strong winds | Northern Ireland: Storm Barra brings strong winds |
| Wales: Power cuts and travel problems | Wales: Power cuts and travel problems |
| Scotland: Snow and wind arrive | Scotland: Snow and wind arrive |
| England: Yellow warning as snow falls | England: Yellow warning as snow falls |
| BBC Weather said snow could be an issue across the north of the Pennines and across parts of Scotland, with up to 20cm of snow possible in the Grampians and between 2cm (1in) and 10cm (4in) elsewhere. | BBC Weather said snow could be an issue across the north of the Pennines and across parts of Scotland, with up to 20cm of snow possible in the Grampians and between 2cm (1in) and 10cm (4in) elsewhere. |
| "It will be cold and windy across the UK, the main thing is the winds and snow and rain," forecaster Matt Taylor said. "The only area that escapes the worst of it is northern Scotland." | "It will be cold and windy across the UK, the main thing is the winds and snow and rain," forecaster Matt Taylor said. "The only area that escapes the worst of it is northern Scotland." |
| People brave the weather as they make their way along the seafront in Southsea | People brave the weather as they make their way along the seafront in Southsea |
| A fallen tree blocks the A702 near Coulter in South Lanarkshire | A fallen tree blocks the A702 near Coulter in South Lanarkshire |
| On Tuesday, Boris Johnson said the UK had not had a storm as violent as Storm Arwen, which hit in late November, for a long time. | On Tuesday, Boris Johnson said the UK had not had a storm as violent as Storm Arwen, which hit in late November, for a long time. |
| Asked whether it was acceptable for people to be without power for as long as they had been, he replied: "No I don't think it is. Too many people have spent too long without power.""I think that we need to learn the lessons for the future and make sure that we have better resilience against storms of this kind. It's likely to happen again, we've got to make sure we protect people against it," he said. | Asked whether it was acceptable for people to be without power for as long as they had been, he replied: "No I don't think it is. Too many people have spent too long without power.""I think that we need to learn the lessons for the future and make sure that we have better resilience against storms of this kind. It's likely to happen again, we've got to make sure we protect people against it," he said. |
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