Storms Boelo and Austen spark more than 100 urgent flood alerts across UK with communities still without power

Storms Boelo and Austen spark more than 100 urgent flood alerts across UK with communities still without power Storm Austen and Storm Boelo rattled across the country over the weekend, and the Met Office says more strong winds and heavy downpours are forecast Tens of thousands of Brits across the UK are still without power following two severe storms. Gales and downpours caused havoc across the weekend as Storm Austen and Storm Boelo gripped the country. Now, authorities have more than 100 flood alerts in place, including six warnings where flooding "is expected" imminently. It is because rain was so heavy, with more than 68mm (two inches) falling on Sunday alone across the Scottish Highlands. Two people — a man in his 20s in Mill Hill, north London and another in his 60s in Dumfries and Galloway — died after they were crushed by trees toppled by the extreme weather, and an estimated 90,000 are left without power long after the storms passed off British shores. The majority of today's flood alerts concern waterways across England, but there are 37 spots of concern across Scotland, and Wales is monitoring 14 areas. The severest concern, the Environment Agency (EA) says, is for the Irish Sea at New Brighton, Merseyside, and parts of the south coast, such as South Hayling and South Eastoke seafront in Hampshire. The EA specifies flooding "is expected" in these areas and four more, and so communities should "act now" given the potential danger. It, though, has 54 flood alerts in place, which are less severe, but concern is strong enough to keep tabs on numerous spots along the south coast and east coast. With more rain expected throughout Tuesday morning, heaviest in the west, authorities are concerned for spots across the south Wales coast, including at Swansea Bay. The majority of Scotland's alerts concern parts of Dumfries and Galloway, where some of the heaviest downpours happened over the weekend. There are no alerts or warnings in Northern Ireland. Areas included in those warnings, especially coastal communities, could be impacted by new power cuts, and people have been told to pack essential items like torches and batteries in case they should experience outages. Travel delays are also expected as those communities roiled by winds and rain over the weekend remain disconnected from their neighbours. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, Leo Slade, CEO of the Energy Networks Association, said safety engineers cannot be despatched until the severe weather passes. He said: "Until that weather system passes, we can't safely get engineers out to replace poles, to get wires back up, so today is going to be a hive of activity in getting engineers out into the field." But respite is on the horizon after Tuesday's showers, which will slowly move eastwards. Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster Steven Keates said: "While the start of this week will be notably wet and windy, high pressure is expected to bring a quieter spell of weather later in the week. From Wednesday, high pressure will start to build which will ease the winds and bring a quieter and largely drier end to the week for many, although some rain is still possible in the north and west. "However, with wind warnings in place, those in warnings areas, particularly in northern Scotland and western high ground continue to be exposed to strong winds and heavy rain before the more settled weather arrives." Flood alerts in England Warnings - Irish Sea at New Brighton, Merseyside - Isolated low lying properties along the tidal River Waveney, Norfolk and Suffolk - Keswick Campsite, Cumbria - Poole Harbour at West Quay and Lower Hamworthy Quay, Dorset - Riverside properties along the tidal River Yare including Cantley, Brundall and Reedham, Nofolk - South Hayling and South Eastoke seafront, Hampshire Alerts - Beaulieu estuary, Hampshire - Christchurch Harbour, Dorset - Climping Seafront, West Sussex - Coastal areas of Seaford seafront, East Sussex - Coast at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria - Coast at Duddon estuary, Cumbria - Coast at North Morecambe Bay, Cumbria - Coast from Dartford to Allhallows, Kent - Coast from Gretna to Silloth, Cumbria - Coast from Ramsgate to Kingsdown, Kent - Coast from Silloth to St Bees, Cumbria - Coast from St Bees Head to Haverigg, Cumbria - Coast from St Margaret's at Cliffe to Sandgate, Kent - Coast from Whitstable to Margate, Kent - Dorset coast at Poole Harbour, Dorset - Fareham to Portchester, Hampshire - Irish Sea from New Brighton to Hoylake, Merseyside - Isle of Sheppey and coast from Kemsley to Seasalter - Isle of Wight coast - Langstone to Emsworth Harbour, Hampshire and West Sussex - Mansbridge and Riverside Park, Southampton - Mersey Estuary at Warrington, Cheshire - North Cornwall coast from The Rumps to Hartland Point - North Devon coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth - North Sea coast at Bridlington, East Yorkshire - Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries - Portsmouth - Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster, Cumbria - River Severn in Shropshire - Severn estuary from Gloucester to Sharpness - Severn Vyrnwy confluence, Shropshire - Southampton Water and Hamble - South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head - South Cornwall Coast from Lands End to Lizard Point - South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary - South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren - South Devon Estuaries - The Essex coast at Coalhouse Fort - The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries - The Essex coast from St Peters Flat to and including Shoeburyness and the Crouch and Roach estuaries - The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries - The tidal Deben estuary, Suffolk - The tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne, Norfolk and Suffolk - The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water, Nofolk - The tidal River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water, Norfolk - Tidal Fal Estuary, Cornwall - Tidal Medway, Medway estuary and Isle of Grain, Kent - Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir, Greater London - Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water, Cumbria - Upper River Ouse, North Yorkshire - Upper River Tamar, Cornwall and Devon - West Bay Harbour, Dorset - Weymouth Harbour, Dorset - Wye Estuary in Gloucestershire Flood alerts in Scotland Warnings - Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire - Ayr to Troon, South Ayrshire - Largs, North Ayrshire - Skelmorlie A78, North Ayrshire - Millport, North Ayrshire - Lamlash to Whiting Bay, North Ayrshire - Saltcoats and Ardrossan, North Ayrshire - Upper Solway Firth, Dumfries and Galloway - Nith Tidal, Dumfries and Galloway - Southerness Point, Dumfries and Galloway - Rough Firth, Dumfries and Galloway - Kirkcudbright Bay, Dumfries and Galloway - Fleet Bay, Dumfries and Galloway - Inner Wigtown Bay, Dumfries and Galloway - Outer Wigtown Bay, Dumfries and Galloway - East Luce Bay, Dumfries and Galloway - West Luce Bay North, Dumfries and Galloway - South West Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway - Loch Ryan, Dumfries and Galloway - West Luce Bay South, Dumfries and Galloway - Churchill Barriers, Orkney - St Margaret's Hope, Orkney - Ardmore to Loch Carnan, Western Isles - West Benbecula, Western Isles - Balivanich and Benbecula Airport, Western Isles - Locheport, Western Isles - Baleshare, Western Isles - Lochmaddy, Western Isles - Stornoway, Western Isles Alerts - Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City - Argyll and Bute - Ayrshire and Arran - Caithness and Sutherland - Dumfries and Galloway - Easter Ross and Great Glen - Findhorn, Nairn, Moray and Speyside - Orkney - Shetland - Skye and Lochaber - West Central Scotland - Wester Ross - Western Isles Flood alerts in Wales Alerts - North Gower Coast - Wye Estuary in Monmouthshire - Usk Estuary, Gwent - River Ewenny and Vale of Glamorgan west - Rivers Nant-Y-Fendrod and Nant Bran, Neath, Port Talbot and Swansea - Rivers Gwendraeths, Carmarthenshire - River Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan - River Ely, Cardiff - Northwest Wales coastline - West Anglesey coastline - Pembrokeshire coast - Carmarthenshire coast - Swansea Bay and the Gower coast - Ceredigion coast between Clarach and Cardigan - Llyn Peninsula and Cardigan Bay coastline