Storm Gabrielle could soon affect the weather in the UK as maps show a brutal storm battering parts of the country. The storm will no longer be a hurricane by the time it reaches Britain, but it could still bring strong winds and heavy rain when it eventually makes its way to UK shores. The storm is on a path across the Atlantic Ocean after it was formed near Bermuda, moving away from the North America towards Europe.

The Met Office has warned that it could affect the west of the country as it nears the UK. The ex-hurricane would reach the UK between September 26 and October 5, the Met Office has warned. Storm Gabrielle has already seen winds as strong as 75 miles per hour, as recorded by the United States' Miami-based National Hurricane Center. The Met Office has said that Storm Gabrielle ends a long spell of no Atlantic tropical storms hitting the UK.