Bellingham and the rest of lowland Whatcom County could see heavy rain and possibly damaging winds from a storm on its way from the central Pacific. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Seattle have been watching the storm for a week, Anna Lindeman said online.

Widespread flood risks threaten to multiply tonight before 'severe gales' batter the country over the coming days, forecasters say.

Storm Ashley is set to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK on Sunday. Named by Ireland's Met Éireann on Friday morning, the storm has the potential to cause transport disruption, damage to buildings and power cuts.

The Met Office has revealed the first storm of the season - Storm Ashely which is set to bring strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the UK.

The UK is bracing itself for the onslaught of Storm Ashley, with severe weather warnings in place for Sunday. Meteorologists have been closely following this area of low pressure, which has been racing across the Atlantic Ocean,