Truemors
Update: It's now midnight in the UK, the wind has just started to pick up where I am in the East Midlands although the sky is still clear. If there are any Nowpublic contributors in the west (or anywhere else) of the country please let us know what it's like there, don't go out in it though stay safe!.
Update: The latest reports say the storm is on track to batter the UK tonight, winds are due to pick up after midnight.The winds are expected to ease for a while only to pick up again later in the day.
The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings across Devon and Cornwall, as well as six flood warnings and 31 flood watches.
A Downing Street spokesman said the hour-long meeting involved officials from the EA, the Met Office and relevant Government departments, as well as the emergency services and armed forces.
Winds of up to 80mph, rain and hailstones will batter the country, damaging buildings, uprooting trees and cutting power supplies.
Spokesmen for Gatwick and Heathrow airports warned passengers to expect cancellations and delays and urged them to check with their airline before travelling.
Officials from across Government are due to hold an emergency meeting in Whitehall to discuss the threat from the 80mph winds and torrential rain and hailstones being predicted.
Graphic: red indicates areas where severe warnings have been issued. (courtesy Met Centre)
Sky weather presenter Lucy Verasamy said: "Conditions will turn stormy through the latter stages of tonight and into the early hours as a deepening low pressure system crashes in from the Atlantic.
"This low pressure system storm originated over the US before sweeping into the Atlantic and moving at some pace towards British Isles on a strong jetstream out of Canada."
Forecasters have predicted the fiercest storm of the winter with heavy rain and high speed winds set to tear across the UK. There are fears of coastal flooding as spring tides coincide with the wild weather. People are being warned to stay inside on Sunday night and avoid unnecessary journeys, with winds of up to 80mph expected. A band of exceptionally low pressure was forecast to bring heavy rain and severe gales across the country, Meteogroup UK said. Read more from the Source: Skynews
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