It's been a while since we had a storm which is as potentially damaging as Storm Eunice which will arrive from tomorrow morning.
⚠️⚠️🔴 Rare Red Weather Warning Issued 🔴⚠️⚠️#StormEunice will bring extremely strong winds across parts of Southwest England and south Wales
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 17, 2022
Friday 0700 - 1200
Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs
Advice 👉 https://t.co/JFRa8CtfWY
Stay #WeatherAware⚠️ pic.twitter.com/m46eseAXoV
I've been following its development through this week.
Eunice may develop a feature called a sting jet.
Arpege 06z full resolution wind gusts plots for 12 - 15 GMT, 17/02 #StormEunice You'll need to download the images and zoom in to see all individual grid points (hope twitter doesn't compress too much) pic.twitter.com/bZIP6asUQ7
— TheWeatherOutlook (@TWOweather) February 17, 2022
I'm evaluating my travel plans which were originally to head to Oxfordshire for the first day of the Charney Manor Geography conference. I'm not sure I'll be travelling on Friday sadly.
Image: The Weather Outlook: https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/uk-weather/6088/storm-eunice-set-to-be-high-impact
Some companies and other groups are already advising people of the disruption and not to travel or visit certain locations. Here are a few examples:
Now is the time to collect items like this if you think that you may use Eunice as an example of the impacts of extreme weather in the UK. There are some blizzards forecase for the hills of Northern England, of example.
⚠️ Please DO NOT travel on Friday 18th February.
— Great Northern (@GNRailUK) February 17, 2022
💨 Very strong winds are forecast and these are expected to cause damage and obstruction on the railway.
📢 We strongly advise travelling today, Thursday 17th February, or Saturday 19th February.
In light of expected strong winds, we have advised traders at tomorrow’s Whittlesey and Chatteris markets to consider the risks carefully and have recommended that they do not attend.
— Fenland Council (@FenlandCouncil) February 17, 2022
Please keep this in mind if you are planning to visit the markets tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/ZP27ez3g9x
It also coincides with spring tides which mean potential for flooding, particularly on the River Severn.With weather warnings in force for #StormEunice, take the time to think about how your home and garden might be impacted by strong winds. Ensure loose items, like garden furniture, are secured or safely stored away #WeatherReady pic.twitter.com/DGlL6QG18C
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) February 17, 2022
⚠️ AMBER WARNING ⚠️: we have now moved to Amber on assessment of the #StormEunice tidal flood risk & surge. First tides Friday of most concern - map showing when they occur tomorrow. This has the potential to be very serious so please stay close for updates pic.twitter.com/OZdqolJ0a7
— John Curtin (@johncurtinEA) February 17, 2022
Take care out there.Warning! coastal overtopping is forecasted to occur in southwest England in the next three days. To sign up for more detailed coastal hazard forecasts, please visit https://t.co/OeaAuoYGck pic.twitter.com/ahoA3FLFFz
— CoastalHazards (@Coastal_Hazards) February 17, 2022
Arpege 12z keeps the 80mph plus gusts in inland areas tomorrow https://t.co/CZeKMQn6ME pic.twitter.com/P2EbmxfdMt
— TheWeatherOutlook (@TWOweather) February 17, 2022
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