Met Office issues new 'disruptive' update on Storm Darragh

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Millions of Britons have been warned to brace for further disruption on Sunday with more strong winds expected UK following Storm Darragh.

Parts of the UK may see gusts as strong as 70mph today, potentially leading to challenging driving conditions, temporary power cuts, and public transport issues, the Met Office says.

England and Wales are under a yellow wind warning effective from 6am until 6pm. Meanwhile, an earlier yellow rain alert for Northumberland ended at 9am. READ MORE: Storm Darragh LIVE updates as Met Office issues UK weather warnings for Sunday In England, more than 50 flood warnings and over 130 flood alerts were in place on Sunday morning, with the Environment Agency highlighting areas where flooding is expected.

Additionally, Natural Resources Wales has put forth nine flood warnings and 20 flood alerts. Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: "It’s not quite the calm after the storm, but it is calmer than yesterday, for sure. "There are still some disruptive winds around because whilst the low that is Storm Darragh has now cleared away towards the south east, tightly-packed isobars across much of the country indicate we do still have some very windy weather to come through today." Mr Burkilll added: "The strongest gusts will be through this morning around coastal parts, 60-70mph.