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Hurricane Gonzalo: Disruption as remnants of storm hits UK
« on: October 21, 2014, 06:58:18 am »
Rain and high winds are causing travel disruption, as the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo reaches the UK.

Gusts of more than 60mph have been recorded in north Wales and north-west England, and a Met Office wind warning is in place for much of the UK.

Heathrow said about 10% of Tuesday's flights would be cancelled. Some ferry services are not operating, and there are speed restrictions on some roads.

Forecasters said gales would move east across the UK.

BBC Weather's Carol Kirkwood said the wind could be strong enough to do "slight structural damage" to properties, as well as uprooting small trees and causing branches to fall.

She said the strongest winds on Tuesday morning would be in western Scotland, the north and east of Northern Ireland, north-west England and north Wales.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29700594



Not much worse than the usual equinox gales, by the looks of it. Bermuda blunted it a lot. It's pretty windy here and a lot of rain, so not much different to an ordinary Tuesday!  :beer:
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Re: Hurricane Gonzalo: Disruption as remnants of storm hits UK
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2014, 07:06:11 am »
Rain and high winds are causing travel disruption, as the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo reaches the UK.

Gusts of more than 60mph have been recorded in north Wales and north-west England, and a Met Office wind warning is in place for much of the UK.

Heathrow said about 10% of Tuesday's flights would be cancelled. Some ferry services are not operating, and there are speed restrictions on some roads.

Forecasters said gales would move east across the UK.

BBC Weather's Carol Kirkwood said the wind could be strong enough to do "slight structural damage" to properties, as well as uprooting small trees and causing branches to fall.

She said the strongest winds on Tuesday morning would be in western Scotland, the north and east of Northern Ireland, north-west England and north Wales.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29700594



Not much worse than the usual equinox gales, by the looks of it. Bermuda blunted it a lot. It's pretty windy here and a lot of rain, so not much different to an ordinary Tuesday!  :beer:

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