Chaos in the United Kingdom due to Storm Bram (VIDEO)

Trains, flights and ferries were cancelled and thousands were left without power on Tuesday after Storm Bram brought heavy rain, strong winds and unusually mild temperatures to large parts of the United Kingdom, the National Weather Service reported. The BBC.

A code orange warning for strong winds, meaning there is a potential risk to life, remained in place for north-west Scotland. Less serious yellow wind warnings remain in place for large parts of Scotland, but yellow warnings for the whole of Northern Ireland, Wales and parts of England have been lifted.

Winds there are at a speed of 145 km/h. There were 60 flood warnings issued across the United Kingdom - 30 in England, 17 in Wales and 13 in Scotland.

The storm brought exceptionally mild air, with temperatures as high as 16°C recorded in some regions - significantly higher than the December average of 5-9°C.

In Scotland, several ferry routes on the west coast were cancelled or disrupted. ScotRail said some trains in northwest Scotland would be running with delays and speed restrictions. Some Scottish schools closed early due to the forecast.

An estimated 25,000 homes, farms and businesses remain without power in the Republic of Ireland. Thousands more were without power in Northern Ireland.

The entire island of Ireland was placed under weather warnings after forecast agencies raised their warnings on Tuesday as strong winds knocked down trees and some areas suffered flooding.

Wind gusts of up to 119 km/h were recorded on the Irish island with an overall average wind speed of up to 78 km/h.

Met Éireann has warned that after a week of heavy rain, soils across the country are already heavily saturated and many rivers are approaching flood stage, so further rainfall is likely to lead to surface and river flooding.

Storm Bram is the fourth named storm to hit the UK this season, following Amy, Benjamin and Claudia.