The Met Office have upgraded the warning for tomorrow as follows: Red weather warning issued  Strong and damaging winds across parts of Wales and southwest England  Saturday 0300 – 1100 Our advice changes in such circumstances to, do all you can today, but any checking approach during the day tomorrow should only be considered in extremis in the red zone and very carefully indeed risk assessed. Beware too the boundaries are changing of the zones, as more data comes in. Checks may need to wait until Sunday. NB: Many are postponing anything planned for tomorrow to allow safety at home in the red zone and extreme caution in the amber. This needs to apply to your sites. We aren't aware from our systems, at present, of any education visit/DofE activities, but obviously these need to be reconsidered. Met Office Chief Forecaster, Jason Kelly, said:  “The worst impacts from Storm Darragh will be felt as we go through the early hours of tomorrow morning and throughout Satur...

  Amber warning for South West England Between 03:00 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024 and 21:00 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024 It lists the following areas in the vulnerability zone. We can't, at present, understand how Bristol, for example, is spared by the storm, especially when you look at the map issued - copied below! Of course, a straight line is shown as a boundary, whether the storm adheres to that is a different thing!  South West England Bath and North East Somerset  Cornwall  Devon  Dorset  Isles of Scilly  North Somerset  Plymouth  Somerset  Torbay In light of this you may wish to be proactive and ensure all is brought in/tied down, etc. tomorrow in anticipation, and that an inspection regime is in place in case there are problems that can be remedied, before return on Monday. Don't forget that a good look at your trees, if you have them, is necessary, just in case there's damage of some sort that may not have caused it to fall and be obviou...

  Hello all, Bristol Water are reporting damage to a water main in the Nailsea / Backwell area. The damaged main is affecting a local reservoir so they are working to isolate the damage and repair the main. Properties in the following areas might experience no water/poor pressure due the damage: Nailsea / Clevedon / Wraxall / Claverham / Portishead / Clapton in Gordano / Weston in Gordano / Portbury / Yatton They say they are delivering bottled water to their Priority Service customers, starting with the most vulnerable. Staff are currently collecting the bottles and will be making deliveries. They are also setting up water stations where customers will be able to collect water.  If you have a medical condition or disability, and are not already registered on the Priority Services register, please call us on 0345 702 3797. ​To keep up to date with progress of the response and recovery visit: NB: Depending on progress, at a minimum, if the repair is quick and successful, f...

  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...

  Hello all In the light of the YELLOW rain warnings across our operational area the Environment Agency, taking into account current river levels, ground saturation, etc. have issued the Warning Level information below.  Please note 4 areas are identified with supporting maps. At present this is a 'heads up' and more likely to be an issue around disruption to travel arrangements. Updates tomorrow may increase the threat level where premises are impacted. The following link helps with what the warnings mean and actions that are necessary. Flooding is possible -  be prepared Here is the  information  on the  4 Alert areas :   Flood alert for North Somerset area Updated 1:36pm on 6 December 2023 View map of the flood alert area (Visual only) River levels have fallen in the River Yeo catchment, but the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are locations near the Congresbury Yeo, with low lying land expected to be most affected, particularly around r...