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Evening Standard
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Harriet Brewis

Hurricane Lorenzo LIVE: Weather updates as powerful storm barrels towards UK

Torrential downpours, freezing rain and 60mph winds are set to hit the UK as the remnants of Hurricane Lorenzo barrel towards the country.

The intense tropical storm is currently battering the mid-Atlantic Azores Islands with heavy rain and winds of up to 90mph.

It will have lost its hurricane status by the time it reaches Britain late on Thursday, but forecasters have warned “Ex-Lorenzo” will still bring wet and windy conditions.

It comes after parts of the UK were hit by flash flooding earlier in the week, with a “major incident” declared on the Isle of Man on Tuesday.

Follow our live updates here.

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