Storm Ashley live updates: 100 flood alerts across UK after River Severn bursts banks

Ferry passengers in western and northern Scotland are facing a second day of disruption due to the impact of Storm Ashley and issues with the overstretched fleet of ships.

Caledonian MacBrayne has cancelled all ferries between Oban, Barra and South Uist today, as well as from Mallaig to Armadale on the island of Skye.

Between Bute and the mainland, ferries that normally serve Wemyss Bay are being diverted to Gourock instead.

Storm damage at Uig on the isle of Skye means ferries to and from Tarbert on the isle of Harris and Lochmaddy on North Uist may instead divert to Ullapool.

Northlink Ferries connecting Orkney and Shetland with mainland Scotland are being delayed, with the Stromness to Scrabster link operating around five hours behind schedule. The afternoon’s sailing from Lerwick to Kirkwall and Aberdeen has been brought forward by an hour “due to the adverse weather”.

The Met Office said winds will ease slightly as Storm Ashley moves north-east on Monday, with a mix of scattered showers and sunny spells expected in its wake.

More frequent rain may be expected in the south-east.

The weather is likely to turn “unsettled” later in the week, bringing possible heavy rain and strong winds once more.

More than 100 flood warnings remained in place across the UK on Monday after Storm Ashley made its presence felt.

A yellow weather alert for wind, issued by the Met Office, was in place until 9am on Monday morning across the north and east of Scotland and northeast.

The notice warned travellers to brace for potential power cuts and longer journey times.

The first named storm of the season also forced the postponement of several sporting fixtures.

The Environment Agency had 45 flood warnings, where flooding is expected, in place across England, including along the south Cornwall coast and large parts of the River Severn.

A further 96 places were kept on high alert overnight with possible flooding.

In Scotland, the Scottish Environment Flood Agency had 47 flood warnings in place with eight issued by Natural Resources Wales.

Several roads in the north of England, including the A66 between County Durham and the M6 at Cumbria were reopened early Monday morning after being closed due to strong winds

Tens of thousands of homes remained without power on Sunday night after Storm Ashley swept across the island of Ireland.

Dublin and the Irish west coast also experienced significant outages on Sunday night.

The number without power had been 53,000 earlier in the day.

Tens of thousands of homes remained without power on Sunday night after Storm Ashley swept across the island of Ireland.

In the Republic of Ireland, ESB Networks said 29,000 customers were without power as of 8.30pm on Sunday. The west coast was worst affected although north Dublin also experienced significant outages.

The number without power had been 53,000 earlier in the day.

In Northern Ireland, NIE Networks said that at 9.45pm fewer than 1,500 customers remained without power, with the majority of those set to be connected later on Sunday night. It said power had already been restored to more than 10,000 customers who lost supply earlier in the day.

Ferry operator CalMac – which serves the west coast of Scotland – cancelled the majority of sailings for the day on Sunday, with the islands of Arran, Bute, Lewis and Harris being cut off as a result of adverse conditions at sea caused by the high winds.

Footage reportedly taken in Belmullet in Ireland’s County Mayo show torrential rain likened to a power washer.

Flooding is expected in 47 locations in Scotland, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency has warned, with a further 10 lesser flood alerts in place in locations where flooding is possible.

Nearly 20 of the flood warnings are in the Western Isles, while eight are in Orkney and 14 are in Dumfries and Galloway, as Storm Ashley continues to bring powerful winds and rain.