meteorologists are concerned because the storm will hit in the morning, when people are out and about. the wind strengths are going to be stronger than we would normally see in these kind of storms, and it is going to hit highly populated areas so it is going to have a really big impact. and the recommendation really, if you don t have to travel tomorrow, if you don t have to go out and about, is to stay indoors. eunice comes straight after another storm, dudley. just north of lockerbie, a tree fell on overhead cables. in hertfordshire, roads were blocked. and in south wales, this wind turbine couldn t cope with the gusts. but is climate change affecting storms? the met office says they have not seen any compelling trends of increased storminess, but the impact of warming may become clearer over time. this was the damage caused by the great storm of 1987, where winds reached more than 100 mph. forecasters say eunice shouldn t be as bad but it could still be
is coinciding with a spring tide on friday morning. measuring up to 12.8 metres, that s more than a0 feet in some areas, which could bring storm surges at the coast and result in flooding inland. meteorologists are concerned because the storm will hit in the morning when people are out and about. the wind strengths are going to be stronger than we would normally see in these kind of storms, and it s going to hit highly populated areas. so, it s going to have a really big impact. and the recommendation, really, if you don t have to travel tomorrow, if you don t have to go out and about, is to stay indoors. this was the damage caused by the great storm of 1987. forecasters say eunice shouldn t be as bad, but is climate change affecting storms? the met office says they haven t seen any compelling trends of increased storminess, but the impact of warming may become clearer over time. a storm like eunice only comes along once a decade or more. schools are closing and train services cancelle
the problem is this is coinciding with a spring tide on friday morning. measuring up to 12.8 metres, that s more than a0 feet in some areas, which could bring storm surges at the coast and result in flooding inland. meteorologists are concerned because the storm will hit in the morning when people are out and about. in these kind of storms, and it s going to hit highly populated areas. so, it s going to have a really big impact. and the recommendation, really, if you don t have to travel tomorrow, if you don t have to go out and about, is to stay indoors. this was the damage caused by the great storm of 1987. forecasters say eunice shouldn t be as bad, but is climate change affecting storms? the met office says they haven t seen any compelling trends of increased storminess, but the impact of warming may become clearer over time. a storm like eunice only comes along once a decade or more.
and the recommendation, really, if you don t have to travel tomorrow, if you don t have to go out and about, is to stay indoors. this was the damage caused by the great storm of 1987. forecasters say eunice shouldn t be as bad, but is climate change affecting storms? the met office says they haven t seen any compelling trends of increased storminess, but the impact of warming may become clearer over time. a storm like eunice only comes along once a decade or more. schools are closing and train services cancelled. the country is bracing itself for what lies ahead. rebecca morelle, bbc news. as we ve been hearing, one of the areas issued with a red weather warning of danger to life is the coastal areas of the south west of england. the environment agency has issued io flood warnings for the severn estuary ahead of a potential surge in high tides. our correspondent andrew plant has been to north somerset to see how they re preparing for the expected arrival of storm eunice.