Storm Eunice is forecast to arrive today, bringing 60mph winds and heavy rain to Lancashire.

A rare red weather warning is in place for some parts of southern England, while an amber alert is in place for Lancashire.

The stormy weather has also prompted flood warnings to be issued across the country with nine ‘severe’ warnings in place at the time of writing.

While none of the severe flood warnings cover Lancashire, The Environment Agency has listed some areas on their ‘at risk’ list where ‘flooding is possible’ in the following days.

The coast at North Morecambe Bay, the coast from Fleetwood to Blackpool, the Lune Estuary south west of Lancaster, and the Ribble Estuary west of Preston are just four of 96 yellow alerts in the UK where ‘flooding is possible’.

The specific Lancashire places covered in the flood alerts area are:

The coast from Fleetwood to Blackpool

Fleetwood, Larkholme, Broadwater, Cleveleys, Rossall Beach, Anchorsholme, Blackpool and Revoe.

The coast at North Morecambe Bay

Alert covers Roosebeck to Carnforth in Cumbria. This includes low lying areas around Cumbria including: Ulverston, Greenodd, Haverthwaite, Flookburgh, Grange-over-Sands, Levens, Milnthorpe, Sandside, Arnside and Silverdale.

The Lune Estuary south west of Lancaster

​Aldcliffe Marsh, Heaton Marsh, Marsh, Greyhound Bridge, Skerton Bridge, Newton, Overton, Middleton, Glasson and Thurnham Moss.

The Ribble Estuary west of Preston

Freckleton Marsh, Riversway Docklands, Lower Penwortham, Hutton Marsh, Longton Marsh, Becconsall Marsh, Much Hoole Marsh, Bretherton Eyes, Croston Finney, Hesketh Out Marsh and Hundred End.

A spokesperson said: “We expect Storm Eunice to affect the [Lancashire] coast over the next few days, and with increasing spring tides, the effects are predicted to intensify.

“We are expecting to reach flood alert level again at the midday high tide on Friday, 18/02/2022, and we are likely to issue further alerts and warnings over the next 2-3 days, depending on the path of the next storm.

“We will continue to monitor levels closely and our incident response staff are closing flood gates and checking defences.

“Please be careful along beaches, promenades, coastal footpaths and roads as large waves and sea spray could be dangerous.

“This message will be updated this morning (18 February) or as the situation changes.”