Storm Chandra in pictures as UK and Ireland lashed with heavy rain and strong winds
Tuesday 27 January 2026 15:20, UK
Britain and Ireland face flooding, travel disruption and school closures as Storm Chandra unleashes its wrath.
Multiple weather warnings were in force on Tuesday, including amber warnings for southwest England and the eastern coast of Northern Ireland, especially for rain and wind.
Meanwhile, more than 100 flood warnings were in place across England early in the day, with the majority in southwest England.
In Devon and Cornwall, large waves lashed the coast as Storm Chandra swept through the area.
The region is still covered by a yellow wind warning, with the Met Office predicting likely travel disruption, power cuts, and potential damage to buildings.
In Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, Hall Lane was left impassable by fallen trees.
Elsewhere in the area, drivers face disruption from snow, with blizzard-like conditions closing roads in some locations.
In York, the River Ouse burst its banks, leaving Kings Staith submerged.
While further north, in the Scottish borders, a yellow rain warning remained in effect, with the possibility of heavy downpours threatening power disruptions and transport delays.
In the Birmingham area, fords on Houndsfield Lane and Green Road were so swollen that no tarmac could be glimpsed beneath the flood waters.
But some of the most dramatic images from the storm came from Ireland, where roads and rivers became indistinguishable and cars were left submerged.
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Where will Storm Chandra hit next?
In Enniscorthy, County Wexford, multiple routes were closed as civil defence crews were deployed to pile up sandbags in affected areas.
One family living on Enniscorthy Quay even had to be evacuated by boat, according to the Irish Independent.
The downpour also left more than 1,000 people without power across the county, the paper reported.
While footage out of Dublin showed streets flowing like rivers with floodwater.
Met Éireann, Ireland's meteorological service, issued a yellow rain warning for the nation's southeastern counties, forecasting a heavy and persistent downpour on already-saturated ground and close-to-full rivers.
Its meteorologist, Rebecca Cantwell, said: "The winds will be strongest near coasts and exposed areas with wave overtopping possible and so we echo the well-known advice of the Irish Coast Guard: 'stay back, stay high, stay dry'."
Storm Chandra is the latest storm to be named by the western Europe storm naming group list shared between the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands.
It's expected to gradually move away westwards over Tuesday night and into Wednesday, the Met Office says.