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Delegated Services Risk Warning: Weather

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Dear me,

What a week! The Met office are now telling us about named storm Bronagh. they say:

The second named storm of the season.
An intense low-pressure system, which will develop across parts of Wales and South West England during this evening before spreading further eastwards across England, has been named Storm Bronagh.

There is more information on the storm overall below the following local detail:

Regional Forecast for South West England


  • Between 18:00 Thu 20th and 09:00 Fri 21st

  • Headline:

Windy today, with heavy rain arriving tonight.

Today:

A dry day for most with some brightness, but a little rain may affect northwestern parts of the region at first this morning. Southwesterly winds will strengthen, with gales around coasts and hills. Despite this it will be warm. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Perhaps turning very windy overnight with a spell of heavy rain crossing all parts. This will clear later, allowing it to turn cooler, with clear spells and scattered showers. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Friday:

Sunshine and scattered showers on Friday, these locally heavy with the risk of hail and thunder. Remaining windy and feeling cooler. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

What to expect

  • Some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs or through falling trees and branches, could happen. Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible
  • 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

Warning impact matrix

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Overall

A frontal zone will bring heavy rain throughout today (Thursday) before the winds strengthen later in the day bringing gale force winds through this evening and overnight into Friday, and possibly severe gales in a few places.

Storm Bronagh will bring wind gusts of 45-50 mph quite widely around exposed coasts and in a few spots inland, while some gusts of 60-65 mph are possible, particularly overnight into Friday across eastern England. The strong winds will be accompanied by short-lived outbreaks of squally heavy rain in places.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “Although the strongest winds are expected to occur as Storm Bronagh moves offshore into the North Sea, there is a low likelihood of damaging winds in places through this evening and overnight with possible could impacts to people travelling in England and Wales. However the strongest winds are most likely along the north east coast of England in the early hours of the morning."
There is the possibility of damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs or through falling trees and branches, as well as a danger to life. 

Highways England’s Head of Road Safety, Richard Leonard, said: “We’re encouraging drivers to check the latest weather and travel conditions before setting off on journeys. If you do intend to travel, then plan your journey and take extra care, allowing more time for your journey.
“In high winds, there’s a particular risk to lorries, caravans and motorbikes so we’d advise drivers of these vehicles to slow down. Drivers of other vehicles should be aware of sudden gusts of wind which can affect handling and braking, and give high-sided vehicles, caravans, and motorbikes plenty of space.”

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Looking further ahead there is another weather system expected to bring more wind and rain across parts of the UK on Sunday and into Monday, with some possible coastal impacts. We'll keep an eye on that and update you over the weekend.
Bill

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