Red warning of wind affecting Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Met Office sent this bulletin at 26-11-2021 10:35 AM GMT
 
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Red warning for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders
Wind
Between 15:00 (UTC) on Fri 26 Nov 2021 and 02:00 (UTC) on Sat 27 Nov 2021

Headline

High winds associated with Storm Arwen will bring damage and travel disruption.

What to expect

  • Flying debris resulting in danger to life
  • Damage to buildings and homes, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down
  • Roads, bridges and railway lines closed, with delays and cancellations to bus, train, ferry services and flights
  • Power cuts affecting other services, such as mobile phone coverage
  • Large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and homes

What should I do?

Issued: 10:30 (UTC) on Fri 26 Nov 2021

Further details

A spell of exceptionally strong northerly winds will affect eastern coastal districts of Scotland from later this afternoon moving south into south-east Scotland and north-east England this evening. Gusts of 80-90 mph are likely and these will generate some very large waves.

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Regions and local authorities affected

Central, Tayside & Fife

  • Angus
  • Dundee
  • Fife

Grampian

  • Aberdeen
  • Aberdeenshire

North East England

  • Durham
  • Hartlepool
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • Redcar and Cleveland
  • South Tyneside
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • Sunderland

SW Scotland, Lothian Borders

  • East Lothian
  • Scottish Borders