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Delegated Services Risk Warning: Weather; Wind

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Hello all,

The Met office have issued a Yellow Warning which covers the vast majority of our customer area with the exception of Swindon and the adjoining immediate Wiltshire area: 

Warning impact matrix

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A spell of strong winds for western and some central parts of the UK during Monday night and Tuesday morning.

What to expect

  • Some damage to trees is possible, for example large branches or trees falling in a few places.
  • Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely
  • Probably some bus and train services affected, with some journeys taking longer
  • Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely
  • Some short term loss of power and other services is possible

Further details

Although now expected to bring less strong winds, the remnants of Storm Helene will move northeastwards across Wales and England during Monday night and Tuesday. A spell of strong winds is expected, initially mainly in the far southwest of England and across west and south Wales. The strongest winds then transferring across the Midlands and parts of northern England during Tuesday morning and into the afternoon. Winds are likely to gust 40-50 mph quite widely across the warning area whilst some coasts and hills of southwest England and Wales could have gusts of 55-60 mph

KEY POINTS from DS:
* Beware objects that can easily fly if caught by the wind both on and off site. Remedy where possible by bringing items indoors or adequately securing them 
* Some trees may be unstable due to varying ground conditions - play and parking in the vicinity need to be avoided. Regularly keep an eye on them for damage or distress - inspect regularly 
* Apply extra caution while walking, especially carrying materials that increase vulnerability to being caught by the wind is needed 
* All ages may find themselves in difficulty in such strong winds. This might be breathing related or could just mean staying upright 
* Great care is needed opening and closing doors and windows. Careful supervision of children is necessary 
* There may be disruption to power supplies - beware the rush to announce closure! Experience has shown that it is a course of action fraught with difficulty. Work-arounds include using bells, whistles and a shouting cascade in the event of fire, and 
* Do have your fall back location on stand by should the primary action of GET IN or GO IN, STAY IN prove to be too difficult to stick with, eg, serious building damage.

I hope that's of assistance? Do ring if you need to check anything out or I can help further.

All the best.
Bill

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