Storm Chandra causes flooding, road closures and power outages in Britain

Storm Chandra brought heavy rain and winds to much of the UK, causing flooding and power outages. About said BBC television company.

"Chandra is the third storm since the beginning of this year. It has caused road closures, rail and ferry services to be canceled, and flooding. Some schools were closed in the West Midlands and Northern Ireland, where thousands of homes were left without power.

Yellow warnings for wind, rain and snow are in effect in parts of England, Scotland and Wales, and an orange wind warning is in effect in western Northern Ireland, including Belfast.

In some areas of southwestern England, the amount of precipitation has already exceeded the average for January by one and a half times, which means that the region is prone to further flooding.

Sections of several roads in Dorset, Somerset and eastern Devon have been closed due to flooding, and dozens of flood warnings are in effect in the southwest.

Devon County Council reported that roads were blocked in several "key locations" and that there were "fallen trees and flooding across the network, blocking many routes."

In Northern Ireland, where potentially devastating winds are forecast, more than 10,000 homes were left without power and more than 300 schools were closed. Several domestic flights to and from Belfast Airport were canceled.

The ferry service between Belfast and Liverpool was canceled, and several scheduled flights from Belfast to Larne were canceled on Tuesday.

Yellow warnings for rain and snow have been issued for the Pennines and southwestern Scotland until early Tuesday evening, where up to 5cm of snow could fall across the area and up to 20cm in the hills.

As in the southwest of England, some areas of eastern and northern Scotland have already received significantly more precipitation than the average for January.

Storm Chandra is the third major storm to hit the UK this month after Ingrid and Goretti.

• On January 25, 2026, it was reported that the United States almost two dozen states declared a state of emergency due to the winter storm.
• On January 26, it became known that victims of bad weather 18 people died in the United States. More than 800,000 consumers were left without power.