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divdiv class=story-body readability=42 span class=story-date#13; span class=date27 October 2013/span#13;span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time01:46 ET/span#13; #13;/span#13;#13; #13;#13;#13; #13; #13; !-- Embedding the video player --#13;!-- This is the embedded player component --#13;#13;#13; #13; #13;#13;#13;#13;!-- wwrights check --#13;!-- Empty country is used on test environment --#13;#13;#13;#13;div class=videoInStoryB readability=1#13; div id=emp-24686154-64174 class=emp#13; #13; #13; noscript#13; div class=warning readability=1#13; img class=holding src=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/70729000/jpg/_70729468_ukstorm.jpg alt=Stormy weather for UK /pstrongPlease turn on JavaScript./strong Media requires JavaScript to play./p#13; /div#13; /noscript#13; #13; !-- embedding script --#13; #13; /div#13; !-- companion banner -- #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- END - companion banner --!-- caption --p class=captionAutumn storm approaches UK/p#13; !-- END - caption --#13; #13; #13;#13;/div#13;!-- end of the embedded player component --#13;#13;!-- Player embedded -- #13; p class=introduction id=story_continues_1Millions of people in England and Wales have been warned to prepare for heavy rain and hurricane-force winds on Sunday night and Monday./p#13; pGusts of up to 80 mph (120 kph) are predicted in the South West , moving north and eastwards overnight. /p#13; pThere are fears about falling trees, buildings being damaged, flooding, travel disruption and power supplies./p#13; pThe Met Office said 20-40mm (0.80-1.6 ins) of rain might fall within six to nine hours in the wettest areas./p#13; pIt said the predicted storm - named St Jude after the patron saint of depression and lost causes, whose feast day is Monday - was not one you would see every year. /p#13; pA a href=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=mapMet Office amber alert/a for high winds in southern Wales, southern England, much of the Midlands, the East, and London and the South East is in place./p#13; pA yellow alert warning of heavy rain that could lead to surface water flooding and disruption is in place for all areas, apart from London and the South East and eastern England./p#13; pThis is the lowest level of the three warnings issued by the Met Office and advises people to be aware./p#13; !-- Embedding the video player --#13;!-- This is the embedded player component --#13;#13;#13; #13; #13;#13;#13;#13;!-- wwrights check --#13;!-- Empty country is used on test environment --#13;#13;#13;#13;div class=videoInStoryC readability=1#13; div id=emp-24689376-64175 class=emp#13; #13; #13; noscript#13; div class=warning readability=1#13; img class=holding src=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/70733000/jpg/_70733890_70733889.jpg alt=Michael Fish/pstrongPlease turn on JavaScript./strong Media requires JavaScript to play./p#13; /div#13; /noscript#13; #13; !-- embedding script --#13; #13; /div#13; !-- companion banner -- #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- END - companion banner --!-- caption --p class=captionMichael Fish told the BBC technology had made earlier forecasting much easier/p#13; !-- END - caption --#13; #13; #13;#13;/div#13;!-- end of the embedded player component --#13;#13;!-- Player embedded -- pAn amber alert, advising people to be prepared for potentially hazardous conditions, is one level up from this./p#13; pThe a href=http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/3days/125305.aspxEnvironment Agency has warned of the possibility of surface water flooding/a on Monday but currently assesses it as a low risk. /p#13; pA spokesman said teams were working to minimise river flood risk, clearing debris from streams and unblocking culverts. /p#13; pBBC Weather presenter Nick Miller said the storm is in a developing and deepening area of low pressure in the Atlantic which developed off the east coast of the US./p#13; pHe said there are still some uncertainties about just how strong the winds will be, but a heavy band of rain across England and Wales would result in standing water and spray during rush hour on Monday./p#13; pThe worst of the storm will have moved into the North Sea by Monday lunchtime, he added. /p#13; pNorthern Ireland and Scotland will be spared the worst of the weather. /p#13; pIn other developments:/p#13; ulli Forecasters said exposed coasts in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent could face the strongest winds/li#13; li The a href=http://content.met.police.uk/News/MPS-advice-with-severe-weather-expected/1400020792563/1257246745756Metropolitan Police is urging people to use its 101 number during the storm/a rather than 999, unless there is a genuine emergency/li#13; li The AA said stormy conditions could cause significant travel disruption on Monday morning/li#13; /ul p id=story_continues_2The Met Office is predicting gusts in some areas could be similar in strength to storms in March 2008, January 2007, October 2000 and January 1990./p#13; pWind speeds of 115 mph were recorded during the so-called Great Storm of October 1987./p#13; pForecaster Michael Fish, who famously reassured viewers that there was not a hurricane on the way in 1987, predicted that the weather over the coming days would not rival the Great Storm./p#13; pHe told the BBC News Channel: Present thoughts are there are three storms it's comparable to - March 2008, January 2007 and October 2000./p#13; #13; pemThere is more information about the forecasts for Sunday and Monday on the /ema href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/BBC Weather/aem, /ema href=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/Met Office/aem and /ema href=http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/3days/125305.aspxEnvironment Agency/aem websites. See /ema href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/BBC Travel News/aem for up to date travel information and the /ema href=http://www.highways.gov.uk/winter Highways Agency/aem and /ema href=http://www.traffic-wales.com/Traffic Wales/aem websites for details about road conditions. /ema href=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/hi/default.stmBBC Local/aem has information/emem from your area./em/p#13; div class=comment-introduction readability=-49#13; p class=introductionDo you live in one of the areas predicted to be hit by the storm? What precautions will you be taking? Please send us your comments using the form below./p#13; #13;/div#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center