Welcome to our live blog for Storm Austen as it impacts the South.
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06:29 - Southern Railway say a tree is blocking the railway between Crowborough and Uckfield means all lines are blocked. Trains running between these stations will be revised to start and terminate at a different station.
06:25 - Message from Wightlink:
Severe Weather Conditions - Storm Austen Friday, 23 October
Following our update yesterday, the forecast for Friday, 23 October remains severe, although the storm is moving through. Storm Austen is still expected to bring extreme weather and strong winds, with the most severe disruption around the middle of the day across all three of our routes.
To keep our customers safe, we have cancelled several Car Ferry and FastCat sailings and are contacting all affected customers to offer an alternative sailing time. Safety must come first, and we will only operate services where conditions allow.
To give customers more options, we are running an extra round trip tonight, Thursday 22 October, departing Lymington at 22:00 and returning from Yarmouth at 23:00. If you’re booked to travel on Friday, you can move to this or any other operating sailing for free at wightlink.co.uk.
Please note there will be no trains between Ryde Esplanade and Ryde Pier Head on Friday.
For details of the cancelled sailings, please see our Live Service Status page at wightlink.co.uk/updates.
We are still monitoring conditions for Saturday and will update you on Friday morning if there are likely to be any changes to our services.
06:15 - Wind gusts in Selsey currently between 40-50mph.
06:13 - Fallen tree blocking the B2117 the Brighton Road, just South of Hurstpierpoint near Muddleswood, this is causing problems both ways.
06:10 - Met Office extends its yellow wind warning for Sussex and Hampshire until 9pm in some northern areas of the region, while southern coast tip ends at 5pm.
06:00 - Good morning! Philip Keeler here, live, wide awake and with the kettle firmly on in the V2 Radio Newsroom, as we kick off our live coverage of Storm Austen!
Now, we've been talking about this storm since the beginning of the week, but as we all know, the British weather does have a habit of doing its own thing! Forecasts can change, and what really matters now is what's happening where YOU are.
So, we want to hear from you! Is it blowing a gale outside your front door? Have you spotted fallen trees, flooding or disruption on your travels? Or perhaps it's surprisingly calm where you are?
Let us know through our social media pages, or send your weather reports, photos and videos to news@v2radio.co.uk.
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We'll be here throughout the morning, keeping you updated with the latest weather warnings, travel news and what's happening across Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Stay safe, keep those updates coming, and stay with V2 Radio.
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