Dozens of flood warnings still remain in place around the UK and thousands of homes are still without power in Scotland in the wake of Storm Gerrit.

Yesterday a min-tornado hit an area of Greater Manchester damaging a number of homes and vehicles, with the local police force declaring a major incident due to the severity of the damage caused.

Storm Gerrit also hit transport networks - heavy snowfall left drivers stranded overnight on the A9 in the Highlands, some train services were cancelled while there have been delays on some cross-Channel ferries due to the strong winds.

Currently 24 flood warnings where flooding is expected and 110 flood alerts where flooding is possible are in place in England – 71 flood warnings have been removed in the last 24 hours. Source of the flooding is principally from groundwater and rivers – rivers at risk of flooding include the Severn, Ouse, Lower Avon, Lower River Derwent and River Teign area.

Severn Trent issued advice for customers as the region was hit by Storm Gerrit and the water company’s operational teams geared up for the wet weather.

Oliver Hills, Waster Network Customer Lead at Severn Trent said: 

“We know that any prolonged rain and stormy weather can have a big impact and with the arrival of Storm Gerrit, we want to make sure that everyone is as prepared as possible on who to contact should the rain bring with it any issues, like flooding."

In Scotland 13 flood alerts and 11 flood warnings are currently in place, while 15 flood alerts are in place for Walers.

In the aftermath of the tornado, the Liberal Democrats have called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to convene a COBRA meeting