A WEATHER warning for Bradford has been issued as Storm Lilian is set to hit the city.

The Met Office has put in place a yellow alert for wind in Bradford for tomorrow.

It runs from 5am until 11am and covers the north of England, including places like Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds, and Hull.

The alert says: "Storm Lilian will bring strong winds, which may lead to disruption to travel and infrastructure on Friday morning."

Storm Lilian is the twelfth named storm of this storm naming season, which runs from September to the same month the following year.

This is the furthest through the list of names the Western European storm naming group has got since storm naming was introduced in 2015.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Jason Kelly said: “Storm Lilian will bring some potentially damaging gusts during Friday morning, with gusts widely in the 50-60mph range, with the possibility of some gusts in excess of 75mph in a few places."

The forecast from the Met Office for Bradford tomorrow suggests wind gusts will hit a high of 59mph at 7am.

The gusts are expected to reach 30mph at 3am, then increasing to 37mph, 44mph, and 55mph in the following hours, before the high for the day.

It begins to decrease at 8am, to 56mph, but remains at above 40mph until 3pm.

Mr Kelly said: “There’s associated rainfall with Lilian that has also resulted in a Met Office warning for parts of Scotland.

"Within the warning area, another 50mm of rain is possible over high ground, with 20-30mm falling quite widely.

"Much of this is falling on saturated ground so increases the chance of some surface water flooding."

The River Calder at Brighouse was almost bursting its banks during Storm Babet last OctoberThe River Calder at Brighouse was almost bursting its banks during Storm Babet last October (Image: Telegraph & Argus)

Bradford is expected to be wet in the early hours of the morning, with the chance of precipitation at least 90 per cent from midnight until 8am.

Lilian will move into the North Sea on Friday morning, with reducing winds and scattered showers following for most.

Expected impact of the strong winds:

  • Some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, could happen
  • Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible
  • Power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
  • Injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties
  • Some roads and bridges may close
  • Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible