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Storm Austen to bring severe gales to UK as weather warning issued
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The first named storm of the autumn - Storm Austen - is set to batter parts of the UK with severe gales and heavy rain beginning from Thursday night.
Ahead of the storm, the Met Office has issued a yellow severe weather warning for wind, which will come into force at midnight Friday.
Damage to buildings and transport disruption is likely, with the possibility for power cuts.
While Storm Austen will move away later on Friday, another deep area of low pressure will bring more wet and windy weather on Saturday.
Storm Austen will move across southern England through Friday
Over the next few days there willl be heavy rain across the UK, along with strengthening winds on Wednesday around west Wales and southern England.
But, it is from late on Thursday where a rapidly deepening area of low pressure - named Storm Austen by the Met Office - starts to approach from the Atlantic.
Heavy rain will move in across England and Wales through Thursday night accompanied by strengthening winds.
A Met Office yellow wind warning will be in force from midnight on Friday to 12:00 BST and covers south Wales, south-west England and along southern coastal counties of England.