A weather warning has been issued for parts of Greater Manchester ahead of the arrival of Storm Babet. The Met Office confirmed the second named storm of the season today (October 16) ahead of its arrival later in the week.
Forecasters say the storm will bring 'impactful' heavy rain and strong winds to the UK from Wednesday. The Met Office says there is a chance of 'extremely heavy rain' which could cause flooding and disruption across the country.
Strong, south-easterly gusts of wind could 'exacerbate' the impacts of heavy rain, the Met Office adds. A yellow weather warning has now been issued for rain across much of northern and eastern England. READ MORE: Man jailed after he picked on the wrong house to burgle READ MORE: 'All you can hear at the school at night is effing and the c word...
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