flood alert, Storm Claudia
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Forecasters have issued two weather warnings for Stoke-on-Trent today as Storm Claudia is set to rampage across the UK with strong winds and heavy rain. And North Staffordshire could see gusts of 54mph in hillier areas with downpours to last much of the day.
"A number of flood alerts are in place across Nottinghamshire due to Storm Claudia and a Met Office yellow weather warning for rain remains in place throughout the day and into tomorrow morning," a spokesperson for the county said in a post uploaded to X (formerly Twitter).
Storm Claudia is set to bring widespread and disruptive rainfall across much of England and Wales from Friday into the early hours of Saturday, with the Met Office issuing amber warnings for heavy rain in parts of the country.
After hitting the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday, the storm system is expected to arrive in Southern California on Thursday.