STORM CHAOS

TREES FELLED AND FLOODING AS COV & WARWICKSHIRE BATTERED BY SECOND STORM IN A WEEK

COVENTRY and Warwickshire has been battered by Storm Dennis as it made its way across the UK.

Last weekend the region was hit by Storm Ciara which brought travel disruption on the roads, rails and airports.

Trees were felled, trains forced to go slow and flights diverted away from Birmingham as Ciara hammered the Midlands.

Two weather warnings remained in place yesterday for Coventry and Warwickshire one for wind and one for rain.

On Saturday, Storm Dennis was dubbed a “bomb cyclone” by weather forecasters

This is a term given to a rapidly strengthening storm, generally, the pressure must drop 24 millibars (a unit of pressure) within 24 hours.

High pressure means good weather, and low pressure means bad weather. In a storm, you typically see bands of low pressure belts signalling the storm approach.

The wind warning lasted until 12pm yesterday while the rain warning continued through until 9pm.

There was deep flooding on part of Holbrook Way as drivers battled high winds and driving rain throughout the region.

Henwood Lane in Catherine de Barnes was closed due to flooding between B4102 Hampton Lane and the road under the M42.

And a tree crashed down across Kenilworth Road.

One of our readers - Sevatkody

Karuppiah - captured this photo of the scene.

It affected bus services between Coventry and Kenilworth.

The weather alert warned: Homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings

Delays or cancellations to train and bus services are possible

Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures

Some communities may be cut off by flooded roads

Possible power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses.