The Met Office has issued three new weather warnings for heavy rain as 15 areas across the country brace for flooding and power cuts this weekend in the wake of Storm Bram Dumfries, which is in the warning area, has suffered severe flooding before (Image: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The Met Office has issued three fresh weather warnings for torrential downpours as 15 regions nationwide prepare for potential flooding and electricity blackouts. The alerts cover sections of Northern England and Scotland from Saturday afternoon through to Sunday, plus areas of Wales from midnight on Sunday lasting throughout the entire day .

Rainfall of 30mm or more are likely across the warning areas, with significantly higher amounts possible over exposed upland regions. Strong south-wester

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