Big waves hit the sea wall at Portstewart in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
(Picture: PA)Storm Dudley has begun to wreak havoc across the UK and left commuters stranded en route back to Wales on Wednesday.
As high winds began to batter the country, a trampoline was thrown onto the tracks bringing a Great Western Railway train from London to Cardiff to a halt.
A train named after Sir Captain Tom Moore was stuck for two hours after it hit a trampoline just outside of Cardiff Central station.
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It comes as amber weather warnings are issued across the country for #StormDudley.
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According to reports, wind speeds could reach as high as 81mph in Capel Curig in Wales due to Storm Dudley.
Parts of Yorkshire and Scotland, however, will also see gusts reach between 70-75mph.
Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst told the PA news agency: "We’ve seen Storm Dudley move in over the course of today with strong winds and heavy rain across northern parts of the country.
"This is a complete contrast to areas in the south which have been rather mild and calm for the most part, the temperature even reaching 17C in some areas.
"Exposed areas in Scotland, Northern Ireland, parts of Wales and northern England have seen wind speeds largely between 60 and 70mph but the worst affected areas have reached and even surpassed 80mph this afternoon.
"In terms of rainfall the highest we’ve seen in the past 24 hours is 36.8mm in Low Laithes in west Yorkshire, which is a good amount for the time period.
"These conditions are likely to continue into the evening before mellowing out in the early hours of Thursday."
The Met Office has issued yellow and amber warnings across the country from Wednesday to Friday due to the heavy storm fronts expected to hit the UK.
On Friday, forecasters have warned wind speeds may reach as high as 100mph due to Storm Eunice.
The Environment Agency has also warned of the risk of flooding to coastal areas in southern England on Friday.
Flood duty manager Katharine Smith said: "Strong winds could bring coastal flooding to parts of the west, south-west and south coast of England, as well as the tidal River Severn, through the early hours of Friday morning and into the early afternoon.
"This is due to Storm Eunice resulting in high waves and potential storm surge coinciding with the start of a period of spring tides."
