Met Office yellow weather warnings have been issued for wind and rain impacts on Thursday in the United Kingdom. This severe weather come as a deepening area of low pressure heads across southern England that has the potential to be a named storm. Impacts for the UK do not look severe enough for the Met Office to name this weather system.

“As Storm Benjamin then moves across the southeast of England, stronger northeast to northwest winds are likely to develop. Gusts of 50 to 60mph are probable quite widely, with 65 to 70mph possible near coasts.

New Yorkers are encouraged to monitor their local forecasts and officials say it is critical to ensure government emergency alerts are enabled on mobile phones.

High pressure will remain in control today, resulting in sunshine with highs in the 70s. Increasing cloud cover is expected, and isolated thunderstorms are poss

Forecasters say "there is a greater than usual uncertainty surrounding the track and intensity of this low pressure system" - with Britons in coastal areas urged to consider preparing a flood plan.

Forecasters had warned Storm Benjamin was expected to bring winds of up to 70mph, including heavy downpours and potentially dangerous travel conditions. The Met Office issued a raft of weather warnings as the deep area of low pressure,

Tropical Storm Melissa is set to intensify this weekend, and Jamaica and other Caribbean islands are bracing for harsh weather, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday morning.