Yellow warning of wind affecting North West England

Met Office sent this bulletin at 06-04-2022 10:45 AM BST
 
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Yellow warning for North West England
Wind
Between 20:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 6 Apr 2022 and 05:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 7 Apr 2022

Headline

Strong winds overnight may bring a few travel impacts.

What to expect

  • Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are possible
  • Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely
  • Some short term loss of power and other services is possible in a few locations

What should I do?

Issued: 10:40 (UTC+1) on Wed 6 Apr 2022

Further details

Winds will increase this evening across parts of Northern Ireland, with gusts to 50 or 55 mph likely in places, perhaps 60 mph in a few exposed spots, before easing beyond midnight. Across North Wales and northwest England, winds are expected to peak during the early hours, when gusts will widely reach 50 to 60 mph, and possibly around 70 mph close to some coasts. Here winds will ease somewhat by daybreak, and then more markedly during the morning.

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Regions and local authorities affected

North West England

  • Blackpool
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West and Chester
  • Cumbria
  • Greater Manchester
  • Halton
  • Lancashire
  • Merseyside
  • Warrington

Northern Ireland

  • County Armagh
  • County Down
  • County Fermanagh
  • County Tyrone

Wales

  • Conwy
  • Denbighshire
  • Flintshire
  • Gwynedd
  • Isle of Anglesey