A red warning for extreme winds, reaching speeds of up to 90mph, has been issued for parts of Wales and South West England due to Storm Darragh. The warning advises residents to stay indoors and avoid road travel. Additional yellow and amber warnings are in place for the rest of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Red warning activated for Wales and South West England tomorrow morning. Yellow and amber warnings for rest of England, Wales and Northern IrelandThe Met Office today issued a rare red 'danger to life' warning for 90mph wind gusts to hit parts of Wales and South West England tomorrow as Storm Darragh sweeps in.
Homeowners were urged to secure loose items outside their properties such as Christmas decorations, bins, garden furniture, trampolines, tents, sheds and fences. — Met Office December 5, 2024 There could also be power cuts, mobile phone coverage outages and 'damage to buildings and homes, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down'.Here is what the Met Office has told people living within the red warning area to expect tomorrow morning:
The deepening low pressure system will bring a 'risk to life and property', with Christmas events such as light shows, trails and markets axed across the country. Motorists in the South West and North West of England were told to prepare for gale force winds, while some roads in Devon were deemed 'impassable' by flooding - and the Met Office warned gusts in London could be above 50mph tomorrow.
Around 30 minutes earlier about 100 miles north, a Loganair flight from Manchester to Aberdeen had to turn back after a lightning strike cracked the windshield. Read More Storm Darragh tracker: How 80mph low pressure system will sweep across the Atlantic Meanwhile a series of Christmas events this weekend were cancelled due to the forecast, including markets in towns such as Romsey, Hampshire; Taunton, Somerset; and Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.
. An 18-hour amber wind warning along the UK's west coast from South Ayrshire down to Cornwall, as well as in Northern Ireland, will run tomorrow from 3am until 9pm Rhondda Cynon Taf, where between 200 and 300 properties were flooded during Storm Bert last month, is set to be hit by heavy rain once again.
Strong gusts are forecast to batter the country and the Met Office said the wind may cause disruption to travel, with difficult driving conditions likely.National Highways, which runs the UK's motorways and busiest A-roads, has issued a severe weather alert for tomorrow and has warned motorists in the South West and North West to prepare for gale force winds.
The Environment Agency said it was carefully monitoring the progress of the storm ahead of the weekend.
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