Preston and Lancashire braced for more strong winds as Met Office issues another alert
The Met Office has issued a yellow alert for wind, with strong gusts expected to hit the region between 6pm tonight and 3am on Tuesday morning.
As Preston and Lancashire continue to suffer the aftermath of Storm Boelo at the weekend, the Met Office has now issued another wind warning.
The yellow alert for wind was issued on Monday morning (October 26), with the warning coming into force between 6pm tonight and 3am on Tuesday (October 27) morning.
As work is ongoing to restore rail services and power across the region, further public transport disruption is possible during the evening with rail, road and ferry transport affected.
While Lancashire is not directly covered by the warning the veryweather.co.uk ‘UK weather map’ is showing that the county will still be impacted by strong winds.
According to the service, Preston will see wind speeds increase throughout the day, peaking with gusts of 44mph between 2am and 3am, with the coast experiencing gusts close to 50mph.
Following Storm Boelo, power is expected to be restored to homes affected by 6pm tonight, while issues with the rail services north of Preston are expected to continue well into Monday morning.