The storm is forecast to track east during Tuesday night and into Wednesday, but will not be at its worst until it has passed through the UK.

Greater London is also subject to a yellow weather warning, with the Met Office forecasting mild weather with outbreaks of rain, which will be locally heavy, moving eastwards during the morning and clearing by lunchtime.

Hundreds of homeowners in England and Wales were battling floodwaters after the second major storm of the winter brought widespread disruption to the U.K.