There are a number of weather warnings in place this week as Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice hit the UK.
The Met Office has issued three weather warnings for wind, two of which are yellow and one which is amber.
The warnings are issued for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and effect much of the UK, including Oxfordshire.
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These are all the weather warnings this week:
Wednesday
On Wednesday there are both amber and yellow warnings in place for high winds.
The amber warning will impact much of Scotland, northern England and part of Ireland and is in place from 4pm to midnight.
The yellow warning also covers much of Scotland, England and northern Ireland. This warning will be in from 3pm Wednesday to 6am Thursday.
Thursday
The yellow warning has been issued to run from Wednesday at 3pm until 6am on Thursday.
Friday
On Friday a yellow wind warning will effect Oxfordshire.
The warning is in place from midnight on Friday to 9pm.
What to expect from an amber warning:
• Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, and some roads and bridges are likely to close, leading to longer journey times and cancellations
• Probably some fallen trees and damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs
• There is a good chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
• Injuries and danger to life is likely from large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and properties
What to expect from a yellow warning:
• There is a small chance that flying debris will result in a danger to life, with fallen trees, damage to buildings and homes, roofs blown off and power lines brought down
• There is a small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties
• Where damaging winds occur, there is a chance that long interruptions to power supplies and other services may occur
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