Concurrently, the Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning, encompassing the entirety of the United Kingdom. Further disruption, including travel chaos, power outages, and flooding, is anticipated for Scotland throughout Saturday as the storm continues its path.

Storm Amy is set to bring disruptive winds and scattered rain showers to Leeds throughout Saturday. The Met Office has issued two separate wind warnings, essentially covering one side of Leeds each.

Storm Amy continues to batter the North East - with roads closed, events cancelled and dozens of homes without power. Met Office yellow

Major travel disruption remains ongoing, with key A-roads closed in part of the region. Although the A96 was open at the time of writing, it had been hit by fallen trees earlier in the night, and roads elsewhere in the north have been badly hit - including the A82, A86 and A887 due to fallen trees.

The Met Office has issued a new amber weather warning for Friday, warning that "danger to life is likely" as Storm Amy approaches the UK.

Hundreds of thousands of rail passengers face disruption as Storm Amy sweeps in, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for wind for all of northwest Scotland from 5pm on Friday to 9am on Saturday.