until 7am on monday morning, when we are going to see potential gusts of wind in excess of 80 mph. but i also want to stress that we could see damaging gusts of wind once again across southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales. in omagh in northern ireland, water levels have risen and the wider area now braces for the strong winds of storm franklin. james reynolds, bbc news. let s speak to andy brown who s the flood risk manager for the north west for the environment agency. are you anticipating a busy night? thank you for making time for me on the programme tonight because it s important we highlight that there is significant flood risk across the country. we have 127 flood warnings in force. as you heard in your
of south manchester will be evacuated due to the severe flood warning issued earlier. these pictures taken this afternoon show the river mersey bursting its banks. the severe flood warnings mean there is a risk to life to people living nearby. andy brown is the flood risk manager for the north west for the environment agency. he s been giving us the very latest on the potential for further flooding. it s important we highlight that there is significant flood risk across the country. we have 127 flood warnings in force. as you heard in your report, two of those are severe flood warnings in south manchester, and that is a threat to life and there is a possibility of that tonight so we are asking people to take action and heed advice from manchester city council and emergency services and ourselves and leave the area.