Met Office weather warnings as 'killer' 85mph gales batter Britain and 4inches rain threaten flash floods

VIOLENT gales of up to 85mph and four inches of heavy rain fall are set to batter Britain, the Met Office warns.

Yellow warnings have been slapped across the entire south of the country today with concerns of flash flooding in some parts.

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The wild weather is expected to cause travel chaos with delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely, with some bus and train services affected and journeys taking longer.

Along the coast, an RNLI spokesman said they fear daredevil people will seek out the most dangerous spot to stand and take a photo of themselves with the cauldron-like seas in the background.

"You might want to post selfies showing you looking hard and tough, braving the elements, but it could cost you your life" they warned.

Thousands of homes were blacked ot this morning as the howling gales and torrential rain brought trees crashing down on power cables, snapping them like cotton.

The winds reaching 70mph in some places are sending waves more than 20ft high crashing on to beaches, rocky outcrops and promenades.

The fear is selfie-seekers will stand where the massive waves will pluck them off dry land and sweep them out to sea where they will drown before rescuers can reach them.

In Devon and Cornwall a severe weather warning is in force until 9pm on Friday night thanks to the jet stream, which is usually north of Britain at this time of year but has settled south of the UK, bringing the foul conditions.

Rescue group Coastsafe echoed the warnings, urging people to stay back.

The Met Office said "An unusually deep area of low pressure for the time of year will move slowly eastwards across a central swathe of the UK during Thursday night and Friday.

"In addition to some heavy rain, this low will bring with it a spell of relatively high winds.

"The windiest conditions will start to affect south Wales and southwest England Thursday late afternoon and evening before spreading across southern England Thursday night and early Friday.

"Inland, gusts up to 45 to 50 mph are expected at times whilst over coasts and hills gusts will reach as much as 55 to 60 mph. These high winds then slowly ease from the west during Friday."

Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely, and damage to outdoor temporary structures is possible, with some tree branches down too.

Sunday is set to be slightly more promising, with showers again expected across the nation but longer dry, bright spells moving in.

Forecasters have said northern Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to see the best of the sunshine on Sunday.

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