Forecasters are advising revellers at Leeds Festival to secure their tents and drivers to take care on the roads as Storm Lilian is set to surge through northern parts of Wales and England. Gusts of up to 80mph are expected, with travel disruption, flooding, power cuts and dangerous conditions near coastal areas all likely.
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00:00Hello, my name is Greg Wright. I am a journalist on the Yorkshire Post and an update now on
00:06the storms which are hitting most of Britain today. Forecasters are advising revellers
00:12at the Leeds Festival to secure their tents and drivers to take care on the roads as Storm
00:17Lillian is set to surge through northern parts of Wales and England. Gusts of up to 80mph
00:24with travel disruption, flooding, power cuts and dangerous conditions near coastal areas
00:31also likely. A yellow wind warning has come into force covering northern England and north Wales
00:37until 11am on Friday, with a storm widely expected to bring gusts of 50-60mph in the
00:44region. So concerns about the weather today as Storm Lillian continues to cause disruption
00:51to parts of northern England. My name's Greg Wright, I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.