Urgent Met Office warning as 65mph winds to hit UK amid fears of …
Brits are set to face 65mph winds as new weather[1] warnings have been issued by the Met Office[2] amid a miserable summer washout.
A yellow warning for wind will apply to south west England and Wales from 6am until 9pm on Saturday, while a warning for rain will also be in place for Northern Ireland earlier the same day. The wind warning from the national forecaster reads: “Unseasonably windy weather will affect parts of the UK on Saturday leading to a risk of disruption to travel and outdoor activities.”
It adds that there is a “good chance of longer journey times or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected”, and even the possibility that some roads and bridges could close.
‘We tested Tu’s school uniform for 2023 and there’s several items top of my shopping list’[3]
Met Office yellow weather warnings for Saturday 9 August (
Met Office)
The new alert follows yet another week of rain during the school holidays (
ANDREW LLOYD)
Strong winds also mean that that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage. There is also a “small chance of injuries from flying debris, and large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts” along coastal roads and properties. Rain showers and some thunderstorms are likely elsewhere in the country on Saturday, making way for more overcast conditions on Sunday.
It comes after torrential rain on Wednesday saw flash flooding in several parts of the UK, with some waking up to find their cars submerged in water[4]. Disaster struck Lisa Harding from the town of Coningsby while she stayed at the Mercure Kenwood Hall Hotel in Sheffield on Wednesday, where she had planned to take her parents for a trip to the Peak District.
But after hours of heavy rain and an unfortunate parking situation overnight, the photojournalist walked out into the car park in the morning to find her ‘brand new’ Renault sitting in a large amount of water – causing it to seep into the electric gearbox. Telling her Twitter[5] followers that she would now have to get her car written off, Lisa wrote: “So there it is. My car written off due to water in the electric gearbox. £22k car bought from brand new, my first brand new car and it’s gone over night and written off.
“No help from hotel Mercure Sheffield and offered free dinner and a spa treatment as compensation. Have to rely on a friend to drive me home tomorrow. Holiday ruined and lost my car. Absolutely devastated.” Similar scenes were also witnessed down south in Wembley, London, where cars were seen surrounded by rainwater after downpours briefly overwhelmed city streets.
The Met Office said between 25 to 30mm of rain fell across parts of the north east of England on Wednesday, while areas in London saw around 20mm. Meanwhile, the south coast was battered with 45 to 50mph winds, as the Needles on the Isle of Wight saw 60mph gusts.
References
- ^ weather (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ Met Office (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ ‘We tested Tu’s school uniform for 2023 and there’s several items top of my shopping list’ (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ waking up to find their cars submerged in water (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ Twitter (www.mirror.co.uk)