Storm Chandra: Hundreds of schools closed due to weather
People have had to be rescued as roads and pathways flood due to the storm, like here in Enniscorthy in County Wexford.
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More than 350 schools and higher education providers in Northern Ireland had to close on Tuesday because of bad weather caused by Storm Chandra.
The Met Office - the UK's national weather service - issued amber weather warnings, the second most severe category, across parts of Northern Ireland and south-west England as the storm brought wind and rain to the UK.
Trains in southern England and Wales have been cancelled, and bridges and roads have been closed due to high winds and flooding.
Some schools also closed in Devon, Somerset and Dorset, with major roads shut due to the bad weather.
Storm Chandra is on the way - here's what you need to know
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What is a weather warning?
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Some areas in the south west of England have flooded due to the heavy rain, like here in Devon
An amber wind warning in the east of Northern Ireland remains in place until 9pm on Tuesday.
Lots of areas have already seen flooding due to the rain for which there is a yellow weather warning which remains in place until midnight.
The Met Office warned people in Northern Ireland of “severe gales”, “potentially bringing down trees“ and warned of “dangerous coastal conditions".
The most severe amber warnings for rain covered parts of south-west England where the worst of the storm has now passed.
There is still a yellow weather warning for wind in parts of the south west of England and Wales.
Other yellow warnings for rain stretch across southern England and into Wales, with warnings of rain and snow in parts of northern England and Scotland.
Is it common to have storms at this time of year?
Storm Chandra was named by the Met Office on Monday. It is the third big storm to reach the UK this month, after Goretti and Ingrid.
Storms sometimes come one after another. This can happen because of very strong winds high in the sky caused by something called the jet stream.
The jet stream is a fast-moving flow of air that moves around the Earth. When it blows in from the Atlantic Ocean, it can carry storms towards the UK.
When the jet stream stays strong, it can help more storms form and arrive.
