Storm Amy has caused widespread disruption across the UK and Ireland for a second consecutive day, leaving thousands of homes without power and forcing the closure of parks, railway lines, and ferry routes as winds of up to 100mph batter parts of the country.

The first named storm of the season will bring winds of up to 100mph and heavy rain, with schools to shut early and transport disrupted.

The Met Office has named the first storm of the season after Hurricane Humberto, which put Bermuda and the US East Coast on high alert, has formed into Storm Amy

It comes a day before Storm Amy, the first named storm of the season, is expected to arrive on Friday. It is expected to develop rapidly and bring winds reaching 50 to 60mph inland in northern Britain, and 70 to 80mph in other places, with stronger gusts on exposed coasts and hills.

The Met Office has extended the range of its yellow weather warning for Sunday (tomorrow), to include most of the east of Scotland. The new warning is expected to impact the north coast of Sutherland and Caithness, east coast areas of Sutherland and Ross, Inverness and parts of Moray.

An amber warning is in place for parts of Scotland while a lower level yellow warning is issued for much of the rest of the UK.

Some of the former remnants of Category 5 Hurricane Humberto slammed into Ireland and the UK as record-setting North Atlantic Storm Amy on Friday and Saturday, leaving at least one dead, travel snarled and more than 200,

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for strong winds and a yellow warning for heavy rain across Scotland.

Brits have been advised to prepare an emergency kit as Storm Amy rips through the UK, leaving mass power cuts and flooding in its wake. Met Office weather warnings are now in force across the entire country with storm chaos set to continue throughout the weekend.

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.