Satellite imagery has captured the formation and rapid approach of Storm Isha as it hurtles toward the United Kingdom, causing meteorologists to issue dire warnings of destructive wind gusts reaching up to 80mph and the possibility of severe disruption, including mobile phone blackouts.
The Met Office officially named the storm on the same day the satellite images emerged, with forecasts predicting that it will unleash wind gusts of 80mph and deliver approximately four inches of rainfall to various parts of Britain from Sunday into Monday. As a result, authorities have issued a 24-hour yellow wind warning for the entire UK, starting from 12pm on Sunday until 12pm on Monday.
