Storm Herminia has led the Met Office to issue a host of new weather warnings for the UK this morning, with heavy rain and wind expected to hit the country over the next 24 hours

The Met Office has issued multiple yellow weather warnings as Storm Herminia, named by the Spanish meteorological office, batters the UK.

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Storm Herminia was named by Spain’s weather service Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (Aemet) on Friday and has already torn through the north of the country and into France. Heavy rains and gusts of wind exceeding 62mph were recorded in northern Spain and it caused flooding in western France.

Yellow weather warnings for wind and heavy rain have been issued for large parts of the UK as a new storm is set to wreak havoc following Éowyn last week.

Storm Ivo and Storm Herminia are two of the latest storms to follow Storm Éowyn, which saw red weather warnings issued across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Nearly a million properties were left without power across the British Isles, with wind gusts in excess of 100mph.

Storm Herminia has brought wind and heavy rain to much of Wales and southern England, with a major incident being declared in Somerset. More than 100 people have been evacuated in the south-western county following flooding in the early hours of Monday,