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Gale warning for Leicestershire and Rutland as storms sweep south

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The Met Office has issued a "yellow warning of wind" for the county tonight as more storms hit the UK.

The warning for gale force winds gusting up to 70mph is in force for between 9pm tonight and 8am tomorrow morning.

The warning, which covers Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, states: "A deep depression to the north of Scotland will bring a squally cold front southeast across the country on Friday night and Saturday morning.

"The strongest winds are likely to occur briefly on the passage of the front, or over a period of several hours over and to the lee of high ground, which could bring strong crosswinds to the A1 and M1.

"Southwesterly winds will increase to bring gusts of 50-60 mph, with the risk of local 70 mph. The public should be aware of the risk of disruption to transport."

Hurricane-force gusts over the past 12 hours have already caused travel disruption and left tens of thousands of homes without power across Scotland.

Trains have been cancelled and the Forth Road Bridge was temporarily closed.

Gale warning for Leicestershire and Rutland as storms sweep south


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