The impact of winds associated with Storm Lilian will cause disruption across Preston and the wider North West area, according to a new warning from the Met Office.

The yellow weather warning for wind, in place from 5am until 11am tomorrow morning (23 August), is expected to cause issues on major routes such as the M6.

Other issues could include tiles blown from roofs, power cuts, large waves and public transport being affected.

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The yellow weather warning is the lowest warning option available to the Met Office.

A spokesperson for the Met Office said: “An area of strong winds associated with Storm Lilian is expected to move east across northern England during Friday morning.

“Whilst there remains some uncertainty about the details, some very strong winds are likely to develop, with gusts widely in the 50 to 60mph range, with a lower chance that a small core of winds gusting 65-75 mph, perhaps 80 mph, could push quickly east during the morning.

“These winds are likely to affect major routes such as the M6, A66 and A1(M), as well as potentially impacting infrastructure.”

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