High winds and travel warnings caused disruptions across the UK, with the Met Office issuing warnings for strong gusts and potential delays. The M48 Severn Bridge closed due to wind, and other bridges and roads implemented speed restrictions or closures.
Motorists were warned to brace for difficult travel conditions today as Britain was hit by gusts of up to 65mph and the Met Office imposed two yellow wind warnings. Strong winds could lead to road, rail, air and ferry delays with those in affected areas advised to prepare for longer journeys and pay extra attention to road conditions. A warning covering large parts of northern England, including Sheffield and Leeds, and a small area of southern Scotland began at 3am today and runs until 2pm.
Gusts of 50 to 60mph are possible and potentially higher in more exposed places. A separate warning for northern and western Wales and parts of North West England started at 3pm yesterday and expired at 9am today. The Met Office expecting gusts of 45 to 55mph fairly widely with 65mph in a few places, particularly along the coast. Separately today, a wind warning was issued for 60mph gusts and further travel disruption in northern and western Scotland for Saturday from 7am until 9pm. Meanwhile the Environment Agency has 23 flood alerts in place for England, while the Scottish Environment Protection Agency imposed seven alerts and five warnings. The top recorded wind gust across the UK this morning was 65mph at St Catherine's Point on the Isle of Wight, followed by 55mph at Pembrey Sands in Carmarthenshire and 50mph in Plymouth, Devon. Rhyl in North Wales had a gust of 49mph. And the strong winds led to the closure of the M48 Severn Bridge in both directions this morning with traffic being diverted via the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge. The Humber Bridge, which links Yorkshire and Lincolnshire on the A15, was also closed to high-sided vehicles and caravans, with all other users subject to a 30mph speed restriction. In South East Wales, Gwent Police briefly closed the B4269 between Llanellen and Llanfoist early this morning, with the road reopening at about 6.15a
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