Storm Debi named by Met Office – where ‘very strong and damaging …

Brits are facing the fourth named storm within a small space of time, with Debi to hit the UK.

In the space of several weeks there have now been three storms with the latest named by Met Eireann, the Irish meteorological service. The tornado that hit the Channel Islands during Storm Ciaran was the strongest in almost 70 years with winds reaching more than 100mph.

Now with Storm Debi sweeping in from the Atlantic, yellow warnings have been put in place for wind and rain on Monday. The wind warning covers northern England, parts of Wales and Northern Ireland, while there are also rain warnings for Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland^[1].

The Met Office^[2] states: “An area of low pressure, which will affect the Republic of Ireland and parts of the UK, has been named by Met Éireann – the Irish met service – as Storm Debi. Storm Debi will bring very strong, potentially damaging winds, and heavy rain to the Republic of Ireland early tomorrow morning. The system will then bring impacts to parts of the UK."

Jason Kelly, chief meteorologist at the Met Office said: “Storm Debi will develop quickly and bring potentially very strong and damaging winds to parts of the Republic of Ireland, which is why Met Éireann has decided to name the system.

“The strongest winds are expected to affect parts of the Republic of Ireland early on Monday, possibly coinciding with the morning commute, before then affecting parts of north Wales and northern England into the afternoon. Whilst the very strongest winds will have eased somewhat before reaching the UK, we are still expecting some significant impacts and a wind warning has been issued. Additionally, Debi will bring a period of heavy rain to Northern Ireland for which a combined wind and rain warning has been issued.”

Monday's yellow weather^[4] warning for wind runs from 4am until 6pm. It states: "Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible. Some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, could happen. Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible.

"Some roads and bridges may close. Power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage. Injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties." The wind and rain yellow warning covers Northern Ireland on Monday running from 3am to 2pm and there is also a rain warning for eastern Scotland that runs from 10am to 9pm.

The Met Office added: "Storm Debi will develop, in part, because of a very strong jet stream crossing the Atlantic. The core of the jet stream is currently located to the south of the UK. This strong jet stream is responsible for the very unsettled period of weather we are currently experiencing. Further areas of low pressure may develop and affect the UK during the coming week."

Areas affected by the yellow warning for wind

East Midlands

• Derbyshire
• Lincolnshire
• Nottinghamshire

North East England

• Darlington
• Durham
• Gateshead
• Hartlepool
• Middlesbrough
• Newcastle upon Tyne
• North Tyneside
• Northumberland
• Redcar and Cleveland
• South Tyneside
• Stockton-on-Tees
• Sunderland

North West England

• Blackburn with Darwen
• Blackpool
• Cheshire East
• Cheshire West and Chester
• Cumbria
• Greater Manchester
• Halton
• Lancashire
• Merseyside
• Warrington

Wales

• Carmarthenshire
• Ceredigion
• Conwy
• Denbighshire
• Flintshire
• Gwynedd
• Isle of Anglesey
• Pembrokeshire
• Powys
• Wrexham

West Midlands

• Shropshire
• Staffordshire
• Stoke-on-Trent

Yorkshire & Humber

• East Riding of Yorkshire
• Kingston upon Hull
• North East Lincolnshire
• North Lincolnshire
• North Yorkshire
• South Yorkshire
• West Yorkshire
• York

References

1. ^{^} Scotland (www.mirror.co.uk)
2. ^{^} Met Office (www.mirror.co.uk)
3. ^{^} Best Christmas tree bargains for the festive season (www.mirror.co.uk)
4. ^{^} weather (www.mirror.co.uk)