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
as long as people take notice of what the warnings are, - don t take any risks on the quay, i don t get washed away, life is more precious than a photograph. what s making storm eunice so potent is a combination of events. being driven by an extremely active jet stream, blowing at more than 200 mph high up in the atmosphere. this is creating very strong winds, forecast up to 90mph in exposed areas and 70 80mph inland, which is unusual for the south of the uk. 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. 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.
the met office issues its strongest possible weather warning a threat to life for tomorrow morning, when storm eunice is set to hit. it comes as scotland and the north of england recover from storm dudley, which caused widespread travel problems and powercuts. the wind strengths are going to be stronger than we d 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. president biden warns that russian military manoeuvres on ukraine s borders are not evidence of them moving out and they could invade within days. boris johnson says the situation remains bleak. i have to tell you that the picture is continuing to be very grim. a slight step outcome are gone and down. and disaster for the 15 year old russian skater at the centre
this is bbc news, i m james reynolds. the headlines at 8pm. the met office issues its strongest possible weather warning a threat to life for tomorrow morning, when storm eunice is set to hit. it comes as scotland and the north of england recover from storm dudley, which caused widespread travel problems and powercuts. the wind strengths are going to be stronger than we d 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. president biden warns that russian military manoeuvres on ukraine s borders are not evidence of them moving out and they could invade within days. boris johnson says the situation remains bleak. i have to tell you that the picture is continuing to be very grim.