Storm Eunice - warning now 'Red' for London and South East

wind sock mark konig OsYYPaPgIjw unsplashThe Met Office has now issued a Red weather warning for Southampton as Storm Eunice is expected to cause "significant disruption and dangerous conditions due to extremely strong winds on Friday".

 

 

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It is in place from 10am until 3pm.

Says the warning: "Extremely strong west to southwesterly winds will develop mid morning on Friday, transferring eastwards across southern and southeast England through the middle of the day then slowly easing from the west during the afternoon. Gusts of 60-70 mph are likely widely, perhaps briefly 80 mph in a few places, mainly on English Channel coasts."

The warning is here.

Flood alerts are also in place for the area, and schools across the region have been advised not to open as the storm has been declared a 'major incident' by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Resilience Forum due to the potential for severe disruption.

 

Photo by Mark König on Unsplash

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