Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption A car was swept away in a river in Carmarthenshire after heavy rain across Wales

Strong winds and heavy rain have caused travel disruption and flooding to parts of the UK.

Storm Bronagh, the second named storm of the year, swept eastwards across Wales and England overnight, with gusts reaching 78mph.

Flooding and fallen trees have caused problems on the roads and disrupted rail services.

Sheffield and Sennybridge, Powys, both got around half a month's rain fall in 24 hours.

A yellow weather warning for wind is in force for parts of England and Wales until 18:00 BST on Friday.

However, forecasters said the impact of the storm was "waning" and will mainly affect offshore areas in the north east of the country.

Speed restrictions were in place for many trains across the network in Wales and the west and north of England.

Some LNER train services on the East Coast mainline have been cancelled because of damage to overhead lines near Durham that engineers worked overnight to fix.

Arriva Train Wales, Great Western Railway, Southeastern, South Western Railway and Thameslink services have also been hit by delays.

Image copyright Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Image caption The huge tree fell on the car crushing the roof and smashing the windscreen

The strongest gust during Storm Bronagh of 78mph was recorded on the Isle of Wight.

In Nottinghamshire, a man escaped injury when a huge tree fell on his car on a rural road at 02:00 BST.

The driver managed to get himself out of the vehicle but was described as "clearly shaken" by the fire service.

Multiple flood warnings were in place in south Wales and England on Friday morning, as well as more than 60 flood alerts.

In Cynghordy, Carmarthenshire, a car was swept down a river on Thursday, but no-one was inside.

One video showed a man rescuing an elderly woman from a car that was surrounded by flood water in Tinsley.

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption This man rescued an elderly woman from her car after she became stranded by flash flooding

Pictures posted on social media showed vehicles with flood water up to their bumpers on a road between Sheffield and Rotherham.

East Midlands trains said there had been severe flooding in Sheffield station and warned customers to take extra care.

The Met Office spokesman said the departure of Storm Bronagh from our shores meant "reasonably good weather conditions" are expected over the next few days.

Forecasters are anticipating the arrival of another low pressure system on Sunday, although the Met Office said it will "perhaps not as bad as first feared".

A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for parts of England and Wales on Sunday between 09:00 and 23:59 BST.

Two people died when Storm Ali, the UK's first named storm of the season, battered the UK and Ireland on Wednesday, with winds of up to 100mph.

A woman died after the caravan she was in was blown off a cliff in County Galway in the Irish Republic.

A man in his 20s was killed and another in his 40s was injured, after a tree fell on them at the gates of Slieve Gullion Forest Park, near Newry, County Armagh.

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Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:</s>The Met Office has named the second storm of the season which will bring high winds and torrential rain to Hertfordshire.

An intense low-pressure system, which will develop across parts of Wales and South West England during this evening before spreading further eastwards across the entirety of England, has been named Storm Bronagh by the Met Office.

A frontal zone will bring heavy rain throughout today (Thursday) before the winds strengthen later in the day bringing gale force winds through this evening and overnight into Friday, and possibly severe gales in a few places.

Storm Bronagh will bring wind gusts of 45-50 mph quite widely around exposed coasts and in a few spots inland, while some gusts of 60-65 mph are possible, particularly overnight into Friday across eastern England. The strong winds will be accompanied by short-lived outbreaks of squally heavy rain in places.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “Although the strongest winds are expected to occur as Storm Bronagh moves offshore into the North Sea, there is a low likelihood of damaging winds in places through this evening and overnight with possible could impacts to people travelling in England and Wales. However the strongest winds are most likely along the north east coast of England in the early hours of the morning.”

There is the possibility of damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs or through falling trees and branches, as well as a danger to life. Keep up to date with the weather warnings via our forecast pages, mobile app or social media as there may be up dates throughout the day.

Highways England’s Head of Road Safety, Richard Leonard, said: “We’re encouraging drivers to check the latest weather and travel conditions before setting off on journeys. If you do intend to travel, then plan your journey and take extra care, allowing more time for your journey.

“In high winds, there’s a particular risk to lorries, caravans and motorbikes so we’d advise drivers of these vehicles to slow down. Drivers of other vehicles should be aware of sudden gusts of wind which can affect handling and braking, and give high-sided vehicles, caravans, and motorbikes plenty of space.”

Two Yellow Met Office Weather Warnings are in force, the first is for rain covering Wales and parts of North West England, then later in the day, a Yellow wind warning is also in place for Storm Bronagh covering much of England.

Looking further ahead there is another weather system expected to bring more wind and rain across parts of the UK on Sunday and into Monday, with some possible coastal impacts.</s>Storm Bronagh has been officially declared as heavy rain moves in to North Wales from the Atlantic.

A wave of weather warnings have been issued for heavy rain and high winds for the rest of the week as the Atlantic blast continues to lash the region.

The stormy spell is being fired up by a strengthening jet stream which is driving unsettled conditions and a deluge of heavy downpours to North Wales.

A yellow weather warning for rain is in force until 10pm today with up to 100mm of rain expected to fall.

Thundery downpours are expected to arrive from around noon with heavy showers expected to last well into Friday morning.

The Met Office has also issued a yellow weather warning for wind covering Flintshire and Wrexham from 6pm today until 9am on Friday.

The rain will be accompanied by some severe winds, with the strongest gusts of up to 65mph expected in Wales during the late afternoon and early evening.

The damage done by Storm Ali across the UK so far

Paul Gundersen, Met Office chief meteorologist, said: “Although the strongest winds are expected to occur as Storm Bronagh moves offshore into the North Sea, there is a low likelihood of damaging winds in places through this evening and overnight.

"However, the strongest winds are most likely along the north east coast of England in the early hours of the morning.”

The Met Office is predicting a 90-95% chance of heavy rain in Hawarden and Wrexham between noon and 7pm today with a 70-90% risk between midnight and 5am tomorrow.

Showers will arrive in Rhyl at 1pm with a 90-95% risk until 10pm.

The rain will travel westwards, hitting Llandudno an hour later with the Met Office predicting a 90-95% chance of showers between 2pm and 8pm with hail also forecast for 10pm.

Over in Caernarfon , there's a 90-95% risk of downpours between 1pm and 7pm and the worst of the rain is expected in Holyhead between 2pm and 8pm.

The nail-biting moment an Airbus Beluga comes in to land at the height of Storm Ali

A spokesperson for The Weather Channel said: “It will be a very wet few days ahead with 60-90mm of rain expected across much of southern Ireland, Wales and into central and northern England. Up to 90-110mm of rain is expected across Wales and the high ground of England.”

There will be a brief lull in the stormy conditions on Saturday with some drier and brighter weather possible.

But another wet and windy day is likely for many on Sunday, with a ​yellow wind warning issued for all of North Wales from 9am on Sunday until 9am on Monday.

Forecasters say this period of wild weather will be remnants of a system linked to Hurricane Florence which claimed more than 30 lives in the USA last week.

It comes after Storm Ali left hundreds of homes without power in North Wales yesterday and brought trees down across the region.</s>The Met Office has warned that gusts of winds of around 40 to 50mph could hit Aylesbury Vale today (Wednesday) and over the next few days.

The Met Office has issued the yellow weather warning for all of the south east of England which includes Bucks.

The alert for severe winds is valid until 9am on Friday but forecasts suggest the winds in Bucks will be at their strongest at lunchtime and in the early afternoon today (Wednesday) and then overnight Thursday into Friday.

The Met Office warning reads: "An area of strong winds is likely to develop across parts of Wales and southwest England during Thursday evening before spreading further eastwards across England.

"The strongest winds are then expected to clear into the North Sea early on Friday.

"Most likely is that we will see gusts of 45-50 mph in a few spots inland as well as more widely around exposed coasts.

"However, there is a small chance that stronger winds will develop in some areas with 60-65 mph gusts possible, particularly overnight into Friday across eastern England.

"The strong winds will accompanied by short-lived outbreaks of very heavy rain in places.

"There is a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs or through falling trees and branches.

"This could also bring the chance of injuries and danger to life."</s>The Met Office has named the second storm of the season which will bring high winds and rain to the Harborough area.

An intense low-pressure system, which will develop across parts of Wales and South West England during this evening before spreading further eastwards across the entirety of England, has been named Storm Bronagh by the Met Office.

A frontal zone will bring heavy rain throughout today (Thursday) before the winds strengthen later in the day bringing strong winds through this evening and overnight into Friday.

A yellow warning has been issued for wind covering the Harborough area from 6pm today (Thursday) to 9am tomorrow (Friday).

Storm Bronagh will bring wind gusts of 40-45 mph and winds of 20-25mph in the Harborough area, with winds being higher with potential gales if you travel to the east of the country.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: "Although the strongest winds are expected to occur as Storm Bronagh moves offshore into the North Sea, there is a low likelihood of damaging winds in places through this evening and overnight with possible impacts to people travelling in England and Wales. However the strongest winds are most likely along the northeast coast of England in the early hours of the morning."

The yellow warning means there is the possibility of damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs or through falling trees and branches, as well as a danger to life.

Highways England’s head of road safety, Richard Leonard, said: “We’re encouraging drivers to check the latest weather and travel conditions before setting off on journeys. If you do intend to travel, then plan your journey and take extra care, allowing more time for your journey.

"In high winds, there’s a particular risk to lorries, caravans and motorbikes so we’d advise drivers of these vehicles to slow down. Drivers of other vehicles should be aware of sudden gusts of wind which can affect handling and braking, and give high-sided vehicles, caravans, and motorbikes plenty of space.”

Two yellow Met Office weather warnings are in force, the first is for rain covering Wales and parts of North West England, then later in the day, a yellow wind warning is also in place for Storm Bronagh covering much of England.

Looking further ahead there is another weather system expected to bring more wind and rain across parts of the UK on Sunday and into Monday.</s>The second named storm of the season is set to hit the UK just days after Storm Ali battered the UK with winds of more than 90mph.

The Met Office confirmed that Storm Bronagh will bring heavy rain and strong winds to Wales and England tonight (Thursday) and on Friday.

There are already yellow warnings in place for wind and rain over most parts of Wales.

Up to 100mm of rain is forecast to fall across high ground in Wales and Cumbria.

It comes a day after Storm Ali hit the UK with winds of up to 90mph.

The new weather system moving in from the Atlantic has prompted a warning of possible flooding and further travel disruption after storm Ali wreaked havoc as it swept across Britain and Ireland.

While Northern Ireland and Scotland bore the brunt of the blustery conditions on Wednesday, the latest weather front is expected to bring downpours and gusts - albeit not as strong - to Wales and much of England on Thursday.

A yellow weather warning for rain across Wales and the north of England is in place for most of Thursday, while a warning for winds of up to 65mph kicks in from 6pm across much of the rest of England.

Met Office chief meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: "Although the strongest winds are expected to occur as Storm Bronagh moves offshore into the North Sea, there is a low likelihood of damaging winds in places through this evening and overnight with possible impacts to people travelling in England and Wales."

The unsettled weather is due to last the rest of the week and is caused by a jet stream from Canada, the Met Office said.

A spokesman said: "By Tuesday, we should see some settled weather arrive across the UK as we move onto the southern side of the jet stream."

These are the three weather warnings in place:

Where : Most of south, south-east and east Wales including Swansea, Cardiff, Newport, the south Wales Valleys and most of Powys

What : "Very strong winds" which the Met Office warns could damage buildings with tiles blown from roofs and falling trees and branches.

A spokesperson said there was also a small chance of power cuts, longer journey times, roads and bridges closing and injuries and danger on seafronts through "large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts".

They said: "Most likely is that we will see gusts of 45-50 mph in a few spots inland as well as more widely around exposed coasts. The strong winds will accompanied by short-lived outbreaks of very heavy rain in places."

Where : All of Wales

What : The Met Office warns of
• Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
• Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
• Some interruption to power supplies and other services likely
• Flooding of a few homes and business is likely

The Met Office states: "An area of rain is expected to move northeast across many parts of the UK on Thursday. Rain is likely to be most persistent and heaviest across parts of Wales and northwest England.

"Between 40-60 mm of rain is likely widely across the warning area, whilst some of the higher ground of Wales and perhaps Cumbria could see 80-100 mm. In addition to the rain, strong winds and coastal gales can be expected across southern parts of the warning area."

Warning Three: A second very windy spell

Where : All of Wales

What : The Met Office expects a second very windy spell lasting throughout Sunday and into Monday Morning.

Detail on the warning for Sunday and Monday is not as clear, but the Met Office has said there is the potential for a deep area of low pressure to develop and track over the UK bringing a spell of very strong winds and heavy rain.

A spokesman said: "At this stage developments are very uncertain but there is a small chance of disruptive winds developing with parts of England and Wales currently looking most at risk.

"Any strong winds should gradually clear eastwards early on Monday with more settled conditions looking likely to follow next week."
High winds from Bronagh arrive later in the day, gusting up to 97 kilometres per hour (60 mph) in parts of Wales.