Incessant wind and rain, the pounding power of Storm Dennis gripped Pevensey Bay through Saturday night and into Sunday morning
The rain came mid afternoon on Saturday and the combination with the power of the wind, Pevensey Bay has beem gripped by the full force of Storm Dennis.
Wind speeds, Sunday morning (February 16) (09:00) are currently 28mph, with gusts up to 54mph. Today wind speeds through the morning are predicated to be around 20mph, with gusts up to 45mph.
The rain, incessant, is currently thin. The power of the wind and the suddenness of the gusts seems to have set the disorder for the day for residents.
The rain arrived in Pevensey Bay at about 3:00pm on Saturday and has been in evidence since that time.
A search operation has been launched in Brighton to try to find a woman thought to have gone into the sea. The search was launched at about 4am after a woman was believed to have gone into the water as Storm Dennis arrived in Sussex.
A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “The alarm was raised by members of the public at about 2.45am after a woman was seen in the water.
“She has not yet been located and the Coastguard are preparing to recommence their search shortly.”
A spokesman for the Met Office said: “Storm Dennis is likely to bring very heavy rain, flooding and disruption to travel over the weekend.
The weather warnings are in place for 24 hours – from 3pm on Saturday until 3pm on Sunday.
A yellow weather warning for wind is in place for all of Sussex for 38 hours from 10am on Saturday, until midnight on Sunday.
Today, the BBC forecast in the South East suggests, rain for much of today with heavy bursts expected. Windy too with strong to gale force south-westerly winds this morning moderating a touch this afternoon.
Tonight the forecast suggests, this evening will see any lingering rain clear to leave it largely dry for a time overnight. However, showers will move in later on with some likely to be heavy. Strong and gusty south-westerly winds.
Severe weather warnings are in place for much of the country and forecasters say a month of rain could fall in some places.
Amber warnings for rain and yellow warnings for wind are in place for most of the country from Saturday afternoon into Sunday evening.
This means flooding could cause a danger to life, power cuts are expected and there is a good chance transport links will be impacted.
