Storms: – Storm in the UK:
Alerts at the second highest level have been sent out for just about the whole of the UK. In some areas, however, it has been issued danger warning at red levelsomething that is rarely used and is the highest level on the British danger warning scale.
According to the state weather forecast loop, Met Office, the strong gusts of wind can be a threat to life and health, and can lead to power outages, and to take the demolition of buildings, write Sky News.
– The whole country will be hit by extremely strong and destructive winds, which will cause significant destruction, says meteorologist Annie Shuttleworth at the Met Office.
Just as after 11 o’clock it became known at the airline SAS has canceled the flight Oslo – Manchester due to difficult landing conditions. It reports TV2.
According to the BBC, all flights in and out of London City Airport have also been canceled in advance.
Thousands of households without electricity on Friday afternoon, writes Sky News. Several companies have also had to work in the storm.
Trees blown over the end also block the roads in several places.
– Like in a movie
«Eunice» will also characterize Denmark, which has christened the storm «Nora». It is expected that the storm will reach southwestern parts of the country on Friday night, with gusts up to hurricane strength, writes Danish BT.
According to Swedish Kvällposten Danger warnings have also been issued for strong winds in southern Sweden, and some train sections will be closed from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning.
– The only thing we will notice is a small period of snow in Sørlandet tonight and tonight, and increased northeast wind, probably gale, on the coast. But the storm will go south of us, so we will not notice anything special, says editorial meteorologist Unni Nilssen at the Meteorological Institute to Dagbladet.
– Worst in decades
In the UK, hundreds of schools are closed on Friday. The same is true of many tourists, such as the London Eye and Legoland. In Wales, the unusual move to cancel all train departures has also been taken.
The British are encouraged to stay at home, if they can.
According to the weather forecast, the wind can come up in full storm.
– This could be one of the worst storms in three decades, says BBC work channel.
According to weather forecaster Derek Brockway in Wales, hurricane strength could also come up in some places.
The defense is put on “stand by” – ready to intervene.
Red in London
Storm Eunice is expected to hit hard in London and south-eastern and eastern parts of England, as well as southwest and south of Wales, where meteorologists believe could become a threat to life and health, writes the BBC.
– In areas where red danger warnings have been issued, especially along the coast, it is likely that the sea will hit inland and that roads and homes will be flooded. Trees will fall, roof tiles torn from buildings, and power lines will fall over, meteorologist Shuttleworth at the Met Office told Sky News.
It has also sent out over 100 danger warnings for heavy rain weekend – ten of them extensive floods with danger to life.
Second storm in a few days
Storm Eunice hits Britain just days after storm “Dudley” left thousands of homes without power, causing traffic problems.
However, Eunice is expected to go far, writes Sky News.
Red danger warnings are not commonplace in the UK, writes the BBC. The last time danger warnings of this calibration were used was in November last year, and before that no red danger warnings had been used since 2018, when the British call “Beast from the East” – such a winter storm from the east – hit hard.