THE worst of the weather brought to Cumbria by the remains of Hurricane Gonzalo appears to be over.

Weather experts at the Met Office warned residents to brace themselves for high winds and torrential rain throughout the day.

This morning there were reports of a tree being blown over on the A590 at Backbarrow and of a car stuck in flood water on the A591 between Plumgarth roundabout and the Hollins Lane junction.

This afternoon there was passable flooding on the A591 near to Prizet, south of Kendal and Electricity North West says it is working on power cuts in Bowness, Kendal, Grange, Ambleside and Newby Bridge. Power is expected to be restored by 10pm.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning of wind which will run until 8pm tonight.

It has also been reported that 21.8mm of rain fell at Shap between 1am and 8am, the seventh highest total in the UK, while 20mm fell at Levens - the tenth highest.

After flattening power lines, felling trees and damaging buildings in Bermuda, the agency has warned that while the hurricane will downgrade in strength by the time it reaches the UK, there is a chance of travel disruption as the storm hits at around rush hour.

Strong gales of up to 60mph and heavy rain are expected to sweep across the UK.

"Whilst this will no longer be hurricane strength it still looks likely to bring a period of very strong winds and heavy rain to the UK with the strongest winds on Tuesday as the low pressure clears eastwards," said the Met Office's chief forecaster. 

"With the energy in this system and the complex nature of its transition from Hurricane to mid-latitude system some uncertainty remains in the track and intensity.

"However, there is the potential for some significant disruption to travel from the very strong winds on Tuesday, particularly as the strongest winds will coincide with rush hour in places. Difficult driving conditions are also expected thanks to large amounts of spray on the roads and potential for wind blown debris."

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