Storm Debi has introduced heavy rain and strong winds to several regions after wild weather hit giant parts of the UK. A yellow warning for thunderstorms was in place for south-east England, components of the south coast and London till 15:00 GMT on Tuesday. It follows stormy circumstances throughout northern England and Scotland, with gusts of greater than 70mph (112.7km/h) recorded in Wales and Northern Ireland. Debi is the fourth named storm of this winter to date. The rain and wind first hit Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, then Wales, before shifting eastwards and into the North Sea on Monday night. In Northern Ireland, the storm precipitated highway closures and some disruption to the public transport network. NIE Networks said about 3,000 clients were with out energy, mainly round Craigavon, Newry and Downpatrick. On Tuesday afternoon, the Environment Agency, exterior had 15 flood warnings in place - meaning flooding is expected - and 102 lesser flood alerts. How do storms get named? Gusts of as much as 77mph battered components of the Welsh coast after a yellow weather warning across north, mid and west Wales, whereas winds of 74mph had been recorded at Killowen, Northern Ireland, and 68mph on the Isle of Man. A Met Office amber wind warning - that means a potential danger to life and property - was in place for components of south-west Northern Ireland within the morning and remained in place till Monday afternoon in elements of north-west England, including Cumbria, Lancashire and Merseyside. Yellow weather warnings for wind have been additionally in place for much of northern England and Wales till 18:00. This was extended till 21:00 for a lot of the north of England, including Lincoln, Sheffield and Manchester as much as Carlisle and Newcastle. Storm Debi developed within the Republic of Ireland, where red weather warnings were in place earlier. About 100,000 properties and businesses had misplaced power as of Monday morning. A woman was taken to hospital after being hit by flying debris in Limerick and some schools have been compelled to shut. Elsewhere, a plane flying into Dublin Airport needed to abort its landing due to Storm Debi. BBC Weather's Simon King said Storm Debi might lead to some localised flooding, particularly in Northern Ireland and eastern Scotland. He said the stormy circumstances will be particularly felt around Irish Sea coasts and there could also be branches or bushes down and potentially damage to buildings. The Met Office said extreme weather may result in the flooding of houses and companies - with doable fast-flowing or deep floodwater causing a danger to life. Spray and flooding may also result in tough journey circumstances, with some street and bridge closures, and disruption to rail, air and ferry providers. The Met Office said cell phone coverage could also be affected and accidents and danger to life may happen from massive waves and seaside material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal and road properties. British Airways stated it had to "make a small variety of cancellations" because of the dangerous weather, which has reduced the variety of flights air site visitors controllers will enable to land per hour. Met Office meteorologist Marco Petagna mentioned Storm Debi would bring "heavy and doubtlessly thundery showers" shifting eastwards across the south of England on Tuesday. He urged folks to "take additional care and be ready to see thundery showers". The most recent storm comes after Storm Ciarán prompted flooding and disruption throughout the Channel Islands and southern England, whereas another current storm, Babet, flooded practically 600 properties in Lincolnshire. Experts say a warming ambiance will increase the possibility of intense rainfall and storms. However, many factors contribute to excessive weather and it takes time for scientists to calculate how a lot influence local weather change has had on particular events - if any. The world has already warmed by about 1.1C because the industrial era began and temperatures will keep rising except governments world wide make steep cuts to emissions. How have you been affected by Storm Debi? Please embrace a contact quantity if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. Please embody your name, age and placement with any submission. The BBC Weather app is simply accessible to obtain in the UK. Sign up for our morning publication and get BBC News in your inbox. Storm Kathleen: How do new storms get their names?