AceBreakingNews – Lives are at risk in the UK and parts of the British Isles when Storm Ciarán arrives later, forecasters have warned.
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Damaging winds are forecast in southern England and gusts of up to 95mph (152km/h) are predicted in the Channel Islands.
The Met Office has warned of travel disruption and damage to buildings, prompting the declaration of a major incident in Hampshire.
There are also 27 flood warnings in place across England.
Yellow and amber warnings for wind and rain – indicating potential risks to life and property – have been issued by the Met Office.
An amber warning of wind has been issued for South West England from 03:00 GMT to 11:00 on Thursday, and for the East of England and the South East from 06:00 to 17:00 on Thursday.
The Met Office says the UK has provisionally recorded the joint-sixth wettest October on record, after the heavy rain brought by Storm Babet.
Gusts of 70mph (112km/h) are now possible on exposed parts of the south coast of England, with 20-30mm of rain expected in southern and western areas.
A red wind warning, the highest level, has been issued by Jersey Met for Wednesday night into Thursday, with storm-force gusts, heavy rainfall and coastal flooding.
An amber warning of wind has been issued for South West England from 03:00 to 11:00 on Thursday, and for the East of England and the South East from 06:00 to 17:00 on Thursday.
Key developments include:
- Southamptoncschools have announced they will close on Thursday and not reopen until Friday, as a major incident is declared in Hampshire
- Southern Railway, ThamesLink, and Gatwick Express have urged commuters to work from home tomorrowon Thursday, warning they will be unlikely to provide rail replacement transport
- Storm Ciarán conditions on the Channel Islands are predicted to be the worst in more than 36 years. Main coastal roads on Jersey will be closed later and schools and the airport shut down on Thursday
- People in Jersey and Guernsey have also been asked not to stockpile goods after supermarket shelves were stripped
- Alerts for the Essex coast have been upgraded to amber from 06:00 to 17:00 on Thursday
- Residents in Swindon have been handed more than 200 sandbagswhile council teams clear gullies and drains
Yellow rain warnings have been issued for eastern England, London, the South East, South West, North West, West Midlands and Wales from 18:00 on Wednesday.
Yellow warnings of wind have been issued for the East of England, London, South East, South West and Wales from 21:00 on Wednesday to 23:59 on Thursday.
In Scotland, a yellow warning of rain has been issued for parts of south west, central and eastern areas from 03:00 to 15:00 on Wednesday, and for the south west and Lothian Borders from 06:00 Thursday to 06:00 Friday. An earlier warning for rain in Northern Ireland has been cancelled.
Shelves have been left empty at supermarkets across Jersey, including Waitrose in St Brelade
East Devon District Council said a temporary barrier of sand and a fabric membrane were being put in place to reduce the impact of waves from the storm.
With trees still in full leaf and the ground already saturated, Devon County Council said there was a high chance that there would be a lot of debris on the roads and a risk of highway flooding.
It said it would have additional staff monitoring the highways, as well as tree surgeons and gully jetters on standby to keep drains and gullies as clear as possible.
Work is being carried out on Exmouth’s seawall to reduce the impact of waves until full repairs can be done
Storm Ciarán follows localised weather-related incidents last weekend when large waves brought down coastal barriers in North Tyneside and homes were evacuated and shops were damaged when a village in County Durham was deluged by “several feet of water”.
In West Sussex on Sunday, a caravan park in Bognor Regis was submerged, the town’s Tesco supermarket car park was flooded, and the roof of a house was ripped off in heavy winds that residents described as like a “tornado”.
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