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Gusts of up to 70mph to hit Shropshire as warning issued

Gusts of up to 70mph are expected to hit Shropshire this week.

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The Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for very strong winds across the county between 10pm on Wednesday and 9am on Thursday.

Winds are expected to be at their strongest just after midnight before easing off throughout Thursday morning.

Delays to road and rail transport are likely and short term loss of power to properties and businesses is possible.

Further disruption is expected with a Yellow Weather Warning for very strong winds on Friday through to Saturday.

Watch the Met Office national 10-day trend:

Bands of heavy rain are expected to hit on Friday which could also continue through to Saturday .

Advice and information on what to do in severe weather conditions can be found at metoffice.gov.uk/barometer/advice