Storm Ashley: Warning as 'weather bomb' approaches Scotland

Getty ImagesLarge waves and coastal overtopping are possible with Storm AshleyPower cuts, travel disruption and possible damage to buildings are expected this weekend as Storm Ashley sweeps across Scotland, bringing high winds and rain.The Met Office has issued an amber high wind warning for some western areas on Sunday, with gusts of 70-80 mph (113-129km/h) expected.A yellow alert for high winds gusting up to 60 mph (97km/h) covers the whole of the country, and for northern areas will last over the rush hour on Monday.Meteorologists say Storm Ashley, the first named storm of the season, will see a rapid drop of pressure as it moves in from the Atlantic on Saturday night – a phenomenon called a “weather bomb”. Weather forecast ahead of Storm AshleyThe phrase is taken from the US term “bombogenesis”, used to described a fall of at least 24 millibars of pressure in 24 hours. That will result in high winds, which coincide with high spring tides – bringing a risk of large waves and…