Red warning of wind affecting South West England

Met Office sent this bulletin at 17-02-2022 10:55 AM GMT
 
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Red warning for South West England
Wind
Between 07:00 (UTC) on Fri 18 Feb 2022 and 12:00 (UTC) on Fri 18 Feb 2022

Headline

Storm Eunice causing significant disruption and dangerous conditions due to extremely strong winds on Friday.

What to expect

  • Flying debris resulting in danger to life
  • Damage to buildings and homes, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down
  • Uprooted trees are likely
  • 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, including flooding of some coastal properties

What should I do?

Issued: 10:50 (UTC) on Thu 17 Feb 2022

Further details

Extremely strong west to southwesterly winds will develop over southwest England and south Wales early on Friday. Widespread inland gusts of 70-80 mph are likely and up to around 90 mph near some coasts, with dangerous conditions on beaches and seafronts. Winds are expected to ease from the west during the late morning.

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Regions and local authorities affected

South West England

  • Bristol
  • Cornwall
  • Devon
  • Gloucestershire
  • Isles of Scilly
  • North Somerset
  • Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire

Wales

  • Bridgend
  • Caerphilly
  • Cardiff
  • Carmarthenshire
  • Monmouthshire
  • Neath Port Talbot
  • Newport
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf
  • Swansea
  • Vale of Glamorgan