Thursday, February 17, 2022

Storm Eunice Looms as Storm Dudley Clear-up Continues

A screenshot from the accompanying video: 'A lorry is flipped over by strong winds'

BBC: Travel disruption and power cuts are continuing across parts of the UK, as the country braces itself for a second storm.

Storm Dudley left thousands of people in north-east England, Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Lancashire without power.

In Scotland, all trains were cancelled on Wednesday evening but most lines were back up and running by 10:00 GMT.

More severe weather is expected on Friday, with an amber warning for wind in place for Wales and much of England.

The Met Office is warning of significant disruption and danger to life from Storm Eunice, with gusts of up to 80mph.

Around the coasts of west Wales and south-west England, gusts of up to 100mph are possible, the Met Office said. Such strong winds are very unusual for these parts of the UK.

The amber warning is in place from 03:00 GMT until 21:00 on Friday and goes as far north as Manchester.

With the possibility of such high wind speeds, BBC Weather presenter Simon King said the warning could be upgraded to red - the highest level - if the Met Office's confidence that these speeds will be reached increases. » | Becky Morton, BBC News | Thursday, February 17, 2022