EBN- Strong winds and rain will continue over the weekend as the UK braces for an unsettled New Year with fears of another storm hitting the country.
The Met Office has issued fresh weather warnings for rain, snow and ice across large swatches of the country for Saturday.
It comes as families in Stalybridge recover from the tornado caused by a supercell thunderstorm yesterday.
A major incident occured in Tameside, with 100 properties reportedly damaged by the powerful storm and flying debris crushed roofs, uplifted trees and shattered windows.
The Met Office predict more rainfall to come ahead of New Year celebrations this weekend.
A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for parts of the South East, South West, East Anglia and Wales from 11am on Saturday until 3am on New Year’s Eve. Weather warnings are also in place for ice and snow on Saturday in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Steven Ramsdale, a Met Office Forecaster said: “This system is likely to bring a range of weather including hill snow.
“Heavy rain will spread across all but the far north on Saturday affecting similar areas previously affected by Storm Gerrit. However, this rainfall will be a step down from that seen during Storm Gerrit.”
