STORM Atiyah will continue to smash through the UK today with 80mph winds — before another storm barrels in on Tuesday. The Met Office has issued warnings over potential flying objects due to the strong gusts – so what’s the latest with Storm Atiyah and where is it headed? What’s the latest on Storm Atiyah? […]
STORM Atiyah will continue to smash through the UK today with 80mph winds — before another storm barrels in on Tuesday.
The Met Office has issued warnings over potential flying objects due to the strong gusts – so what’s the latest with Storm Atiyah and where is it headed?
With its yellow warning for wind, which is in place for Monday morning, the Met Office said “any loose items” left outdoors should be secured as the storm slams into the UK.
Met Office forecaster Steven Keates said: “Atiyah has very big waves and 80mph gusts possible in exposed parts of the South-West, with 50mph gusts in the East.”
Storm Atiyah battered parts of Ireland as well as England and Scotland last night with Met Office weather warnings still in place for South West England until 9am and the North East until noon.
The Needles on the Isle of Wight was hit by 83mph gusts overnight as the South West and Wales were buffered by gales.
The storm is headed north east after after the it swept in from Ireland, where it disrupted transport and power networks.
It’s expected to pass today but Brits are bracing themselves for a weather bomb on Tuesday.
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There’s a number of ways you can keep track of Storm Atiyah to make sure you knows where it’s headed and what to expect in your area.
The Met Office Storm Centre website provides all the information you need and your can also check for updates on the Met Office app.
Another tracking tool used to keep tabs on storms and weather systems is Ventusky.
The Great Storm of October 1987 is widely regarded as the worst to hit Britain in recent decades.
It tore across the south and south-east of England, killing 18 people.
Millions of trees were lost and there was horrific disruption to transport and infrastructure.
Shoreham by Sea in West Sussex had winds of 86mph at 4am, with gusts of 115mph recorded at 7am.
More recently, four people lost their lives in the St Jude’s Day Storm on October 28, 2013.
Winds battered parts of South East England with 99mph being recorded at the Needles, Isle of Wight.
This storm was within the top 10 most severe autumn storms across southern England.
Four people were killed in Kent, Watford and west London and 600,000 homes were left without power as branches brought down power lines.
