Romford Market closed tomorrow as Storm Dennis looms

The market is set to reopen as normal on Wednesday

Romford Market is being closed tomorrow due to the expected bad weather set to be brought by Storm Dennis.

The Met Office has issued yellow warnings across east London and Essex, with high wind speeds expected in the area.

As a result, Havering Council has decided to close the market on safety grounds.

Rain is also being forecast tomorrow, although that has not caused any warnings to be issued.

The bad weather is due to begin at around 10am tomorrow, with warnings in place until 12pm on Sunday.

Other parts of the country are being told to expect even stronger winds and torrential rain.

While this weekend’s weather is not expected to be as bad as that caused by Storm Ciara last week, it is feared that some places which are yet to recover could be severely impacted.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Steve Willington, said: “Storm Dennis will bring another very unsettled spell of weather this weekend with a risk of flooding, particularly in parts of England and Wales.

 “Following Storm Ciara last weekend and further spells of rain this week, the ground is already saturated in places. With Storm Dennis bringing further heavy and persistent rain over the weekend, there is a risk of significant impacts from flooding, including damage to property and a danger to life from fast flowing floodwater.”