Guidance

Transport hazard summary: storms

Provides information about storms and their impacts on safety and disruption to transport services.

• From: Department for Transport and Met Office
• Published: 25 September 2025

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Transport hazard summary: storms

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Details

This summary identifies some of the main risks caused by storms, such as strong winds, heavy rainfall and lightning and how they can impact transport. It also provides advice to help mitigate and plan for these risks.

Direct impacts on transport from storms include:

• impacts to safety due to falling trees, reduced visibility and overturning vehicles
• disruption to transport services due to closures and speed restrictions

This forms part of the Transport hazards summaries series, which helps organisations understand hazards that can impact UK transport.

Published 25 September 2025