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Storm Ingunn map: Where and what time ‘weather bomb’ will bring 85mph winds to the UK

2024-02-02 00:00:00.0 独立报-英国新闻原网页

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The UK is set to be battered by strong winds and rain as Storm Ingunn passes by to the north, bringing hurricane-force gusts as it powers towards Norway.

The Met Office has issued multiple weather alerts on Wednesday as the Atlantic storm clips Britain, and warns of the potential for flying debris and rough coastal conditions to pose a danger to life.

A wind speed of 155mph has already been recorded in the Faroe Islands, the BBC reports – far stronger than any gust seen during the UK’s Great 1987 Storm – and residents in Norway have been told to brace for their worst storm in 30 years.

The Met Office has put two weather warnings in place on Wednesday

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The Met Office has put two weather warnings in place on Wednesday

(Met Office)

In Britain, gusts are expected to reach 85mph, and two weather warnings have been put in place.

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The first – in force in northern Scotland, the Hebrides, and Orkney and Shetland from 5am on Wednesday – warns of potential power cuts, mobile phone blackouts, and damage to buildings, such as tiles being blown from roofs.

Roads and bridges could be closed, with road, air and ferry travel all potentially affected, the Met Office warned, with the “small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties”.

That warning will remain in force until 7pm, during which time a second warning stretching nearly as far south as Harrogate and impacting Northern Ireland will also come into effect, lasting from 9am until 5pm.

Residents in those areas are warned of travel disruption, power cuts and the potential for damage to trees, with coastal communities affected by large waves.

The slightly more severe weather warning in the north will be in force from 5am to 7pm

(Met Office)

The second weather warning stretches nearly as far south as Harrogate

(Met Office)

More than 40 train services have already been cancelled in Scotland out of concern for passenger safety, including those between Dundee and Glasgow, and Aberdeen to Edinburgh. Speed restrictions were put in place across much of the network, with safety inspections to continue throughout the day.

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