UK hit with high winds as Storm Herminia rolls in
Penzance CouncilYellow warnings for wind and heavy rain have been issued for parts of the UK as a new storm arrives in the wake of Éowyn.
The Met Office says Storm Herminia, which first hit parts of Spain and France, brings with it the possibility of injuries and "danger to life". Storm Éowyn left two people dead after hitting the UK and the Republic of Ireland last week.
While the majority of Monday's weather warnings cover most of England, heavy rain is also forecast for Northern Ireland, Wales and southern Scotland.
High winds from the new storm have brought power cuts to thousands across the south-west of England, where there have also been reports of flooding.
A yellow wind warning covering large swathes of southern England, north west England, the West Midlands and Yorkshire expired on 07:00 GMT on Monday, but the Met Office warned that overnight gusts could cause damage to buildings, such as tiles coming off roofs, and cause disruption to transport.
National Rail is advising commuters to check before they travel - specifically for those using ScotRail, Transport for Wales, CrossCountry, LNER, Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express services.
Another yellow warning for strong and gusty winds is in place from Monday until 06:00 on Tuesday in Wales and southern parts of England.
A yellow warning for periods of heavy rain that could cause some flooding of roads and properties applies to the West Midlands and most of Wales until 23:59 on Monday.
The Met Office expects 20mm to 40mm to fall quite widely and 50mm to 70mm on higher ground.
Gusts are expected to reach 70mph or more around exposed coasts, while areas inland can expect wind gusts of up to 50mph, forecasters warn.
On Sunday morning, 83mph gusts of wind were recorded in Berry Head, Devon, and 81mph was recorded in Capelcurig, North Wales.
Elsewhere on Sunday, seven American students had to be rescued off the coast of western Wales by the RNLI volunteers after becoming stranded on a tidal island in stormy conditions.
In Somerset, staff at Sainsbury's supermarket had to sweep water out of a store as major flooding hit parts of the county.
Storm Herminia was named by the Spanish weather service Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (Aemet) on Friday. Heavy rains and wind battered the north of the country, with gusts exceeding 62mph being recorded.
Floodwaters caused by the storm also left cars and buildings submerged in western France.
A British sailor is also missing off the French coast after his yacht was found "eviscerated", French authorities said.
Herminia is not powerful enough over the UK to be named a storm by the Met Office - unlike the far more powerful Éowyn, which left a trail of destruction and disruption after causing several rare red weather warnings.
The Met Office said Éowyn was "probably the strongest storm" to hit the UK in at least 10 years.
Two people were killed on Friday after trees fell on their cars. A 19-year-old died in East Ayrshire, Scotland, while a 20-year-old man was killed in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.
Thousands of properties across the UK were still without power on Sunday after Éowyn caused widespread damage to electricity infrastructure in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
At the storm's height, nearly a million properties were without power across the British Isles, while many road and railways were blocked.
With additional reporting by Lucy Clarke-Billings
BBC Weather Watchers/Adelemm