LONDON

Storm Chandra hit the UK on Tuesday, causing hundreds of schools to close and disrupting travel due to heavy rain and strong winds.

The storm prompted new weather warnings for parts of the UK due to heavy rain and strong winds, the BBC reported.

The Met Office, Britain's weather agency, has issued an amber wind warning for the eastern coast of Northern Ireland, in addition to seven other warnings across the UK.

"#StormChandra has been named and is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK on Tuesday," it said on US social media company X on Monday.

According to reports, hundreds of schools are closed in Northern Ireland, while more than two dozen flights are canceled at Belfast City Airport.

Heavy rain and strong winds also had a significant impact on transportation, with train services disrupted across the UK.

Sections of several roads in Dorset, Somerset, and East Devon in South West England are closed due to flooding, while a severe danger-to-life flood warning covers Ottery St Mary in Devon, with "deep and fast flowing" flood water expected.

Meanwhile, snow is falling on higher ground in some northern parts of England and Scotland.

Storm Chandra has become the third major storm to hit the UK this month after Storm Goretti and Storm Ingrid.​​​​​​​