Hello all, The Met Office have just issued the following regarding the next named storm Isha: Amber warning for South West England Wind Between 18:00 (UTC) on Sun 21 Jan 2024 and  09:00 (UTC) on Mon 22 Jan 2024 This covers the following parts of our operational area: Bristol ,  North Somerset ,  Somerset ,  South Gloucestershire  and Monmouthshire. The boundary is inevitably fluid and adjoining areas will obviously experience challenging conditions too. Storm Isha will bring a spell of very strong winds during Sunday evening into Monday. Disruption to travel and utilities is likely. What to expect * Longer journey times and cancellations likely, as road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected * Some roads and bridges likely to close * Probably some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs * There is a good chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage * Injuries and dange...

  Hello all, The UK Health Security Agency, (UKHSA) have issued an AMBER alert with a score of 12 (see the attached), and is in effect between 08/01/2024 at 12:00 and 12/01/2024 at 12:00. For us to take into account they advise: General Overview  - Significant impacts are probable across the health and social care sector due to forecast weather conditions, including: observed increase in mortality across the population, particularly in the 65+ age group or those with certain underlying health conditions, but impacts may also be seen in younger age groups; increased demand for remote health care services likely; internal temperatures in care settings (e.g. hospitals, care homes and primary care settings) may fall below recommended threshold for clinical risk assessment; maintaining indoor temperatures at recommended 18°c may become challenging for some, leading to increased risk of vulnerable people; staffing issues due to external factors (e.g. travel delays); other secto...

  Amber warning for South West England Wind Hello all, What a way to start 2024! The Met Office has issued an AMBER warning focussing on the winds associated with named storm: HENK. It covers all of our local operational area. The timescale of the warning is in place, at present, b etween 10:00  AM  on  Tue sday  2 nd  Jan uary  2024 and 20:00  PM  on Tue sday  2 nd  Jan 2024 . They say: Storm Henk will bring a spell of very strong winds, causing disruption to travel and utilities. What to expect * Longer journey times and cancellations likely, as road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected * Some roads and bridges likely to close * Probably some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs * Flying debris is likely and could lead to Injuries or danger to life * There is a good chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage, and * Injuries and danger to...