Storm Jocelyn has caused more travel disruption throughout much of the UK, less than two days after Storm Isha killed two people and left others without electricity.
The season's tenth named storm sent an amber wind warning to portions of Scotland on Wednesday morning, while much of the UK remained under a yellow notice until Wednesday afternoon.
A search for a person thought to be in the sea in Porthcawl, South Wales, was halted early Wednesday.
HM Coastguard said rescue crews from Porthcawl, Port Talbot, Llantwit Major, and Llansteffan, as well as an HM Coastguard helicopter from St Athan, were joined in the search by the RNLI's all-weather lifeboats from Mumbles and Barry Dock, after the report just before 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Storm Jocelyn is moving across the UK with winds of up to 97mph - days after Storm Isha wreaked havoc and left at least two people dead.
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Additional transportation disruptions are predicted, with rail services to and from Scotland delayed until at least midday on Wednesday.
Martin Thomson, Transport Scotland's national operations manager for resilience, stated, "Across the wider network, we can expect more delays and cancellations with ferries, flights, and rail until Wednesday morning."
On Tuesday evening, Network Rail Scotland responded to events such as floods, fallen trees, and a shed roof flying into a high wall over a rail, and said it would begin examining routes for damage at first light.
According to the statement, it will be done in a variety of methods, including teams on foot, road-rail vehicles, freight locomotives, and empty passenger trains. As soon as the winds calm down, our helicopter will take off as well."
ScotRail stated that all lines will be assessed before services resumed, and that "it will be later in the day before any trains can run."
Avanti West Coast advised customers not to travel north of Preston until at least midday on Wednesday, and cautioned that travels across northwest England might take longer owing to speed limits.
The Queen Elizabeth II bridge at the Dartford Crossing, M48 Severn Bridge and A66 in County Durham and Cumbria were closed owing to severe winds with the Humber Bridge, A19 Tees Flyover and the Woodhead Pass in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire restricted to high-sided vehicles.
According to Traffic England, the M1 was also restricted in both directions to high-sided trucks at Junction 34 in Sheffield.
The A76 in Scotland was stopped in both directions between Skelmorlie and Largs due to water overflowing the sea wall. The Forth Bridge was open to cars and single-decker buses, with high-sided vehicles restricted on numerous crossings.
On Tuesday evening, eight flights were canceled at Dublin Airport, and four at Glasgow Airport.
The Met Office has issued an amber wind warning for the north and west of Scotland until 8 a.m. on Wednesday, with a yellow warning in effect until 1 p.m. in Scotland, Northern Ireland, north Wales, and northwest England. A fresh yellow warning is in effect until 3 p.m. across northeast England, the Midlands, and south Wales.
Flooding has hit areas of York, and river flooding is expected to occur in portions of northern England on Wednesday, according to the Environment Agency.
River flooding is also predicted on areas of the upper River Severn in Shropshire until Friday.
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The number of flood warnings, which indicate that flooding is anticipated, has reached 21 in England and 37 in Scotland.
According to the Met Office, winds gusting up to 76 mph were reported in Aberdaron, Wales, on Tuesday evening, while Honister Pass in Cumbria received 77mm of rain, which is around half of the area's typical amount in January.
Forecasters predict winds to gradually diminish from the south as Storm Jocelyn moves away from the UK on Wednesday, which will be a day of sunny periods and blustery showers, with the south remaining mostly dry.
Clouds and rain outbreaks will move northeast on Thursday, followed by sunnier conditions on Friday and Saturday, as well as regular showers in the north.
An 84-year-old man died during Storm Isha after the car in which he was a front-seat passenger collided with a fallen tree in Grangemouth, Falkirk, according to Police Scotland.
A man in his 60s was killed in an accident involving two vans and a fallen tree in Limavady, County Londonderry, on Sunday night, according to the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
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