Tropical storm to hit Rotherham

The Met Office says that although the storm – named Henri - will have lost some of its power by the time it reaches the UK, it will still deliver gale force winds and torrential rain to the area.

Motorists are being warned that the atrocious weather will make driving conditions hazardous.

The remnants of Henri are expected to reach the South West of the UK in the early hours of Wednesday, before moving northeastwards and reaching South Yorkshire in time for the morning rush hour.

The storm system formed east of Bermuda on Wednesday, and the next day was upgraded from a Tropical Depression to a Tropical Storm.

A weather system is classed as a Tropical Storm when it has one minute sustained wind speeds of 39-72mph and ten minute sustained wind speeds of 35-63mph.

The next step up from a Tropical Storm in terms of tropical cyclone classification is a Category 1 Hurricane.