This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/19/storm-angus-prompts-met-office-warnings-for-southern-england
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Storm Angus brings heavy rain and 80mph gusts to south coast | |
| (about 9 hours later) | |
| Storm Angus, the first named storm of the season, has hit the UK with gusts of up to 80mph expected to batter the coast. | |
| The vigorous area of low pressure brought heavy rain to southern areas on Saturday night and wind speeds exceeding 50mph. | |
| The storm will push north overnight with the worst of the weather set to hit south-east England on Sunday morning. | |
| Residents have been told to prepare for travel disruption, power cuts and possible damage to buildings. | Residents have been told to prepare for travel disruption, power cuts and possible damage to buildings. |
| The Met Office issued an amber warning for 2am to 11am in West Sussex, Kent, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and the Isle of Wight as Storm Angus approached. | |
| A wider yellow warning beginning just after midnight covers a swath of southern and south-eastern England, including London, where high winds will be accompanied by heavy rain. Drivers should beware of flooding and debris from trees, the Met Office said. | A wider yellow warning beginning just after midnight covers a swath of southern and south-eastern England, including London, where high winds will be accompanied by heavy rain. Drivers should beware of flooding and debris from trees, the Met Office said. |
| Simon Partridge, a Met Office forecaster, said Angus was identified and named early on Saturday as meteorologists tracked an area of low pressure sweeping in from the Atlantic. As it drew closer, they realised how deep it was, he said. | Simon Partridge, a Met Office forecaster, said Angus was identified and named early on Saturday as meteorologists tracked an area of low pressure sweeping in from the Atlantic. As it drew closer, they realised how deep it was, he said. |
| “It’s basically going to be a pretty wet and stormy night,” Partridge said. “The storm itself reaches the south-west of England by around about nine or 10 o’clock tonight, so that’s when the first heavy rain and the strongest winds start to arrive, and then pushes its way north-eastwards overnight, with the strongest winds kicking in just after midnight for the southern coast.” | “It’s basically going to be a pretty wet and stormy night,” Partridge said. “The storm itself reaches the south-west of England by around about nine or 10 o’clock tonight, so that’s when the first heavy rain and the strongest winds start to arrive, and then pushes its way north-eastwards overnight, with the strongest winds kicking in just after midnight for the southern coast.” |
| The amber warning, which is only for wind, stretches from Portsmouth, in Hampshire, through to Sussex and the whole of the Kent coast, Partridge said. Forecasters expect gusts of 70-80mph. | The amber warning, which is only for wind, stretches from Portsmouth, in Hampshire, through to Sussex and the whole of the Kent coast, Partridge said. Forecasters expect gusts of 70-80mph. |
| “Be prepared for disruption to travel services, interruptions to power supplies and some damage to buildings,” the warning says. | “Be prepared for disruption to travel services, interruptions to power supplies and some damage to buildings,” the warning says. |
| The yellow warning covers an area roughly from Ipswich to Plymouth, with winds of 45-55mph expected inland and 60-65mph on the coast. | The yellow warning covers an area roughly from Ipswich to Plymouth, with winds of 45-55mph expected inland and 60-65mph on the coast. |
| Rainfall of up to 40mm is possible over the hills in the areas covered by the warning, but the majority of the wet weather will have cleared the east coast by about 10am on Sunday, with some blustery showers to follow. | Rainfall of up to 40mm is possible over the hills in the areas covered by the warning, but the majority of the wet weather will have cleared the east coast by about 10am on Sunday, with some blustery showers to follow. |
| “It’s one of those: comes and goes pretty quickly. It does rattle through at a fair speed,” Partridge said. “Obviously there will be some localised effects. There could be some disruption to transport, roads with some localised flooding. | “It’s one of those: comes and goes pretty quickly. It does rattle through at a fair speed,” Partridge said. “Obviously there will be some localised effects. There could be some disruption to transport, roads with some localised flooding. |
| “We could see some trees coming down, because obviously it’s the first storm of the year so any branches or trees or such which are slightly weaker, this is the first chance that anybody will find out really. The first one is usually the one where you see more in the way of branches coming down, simply because it’s the first chance they’ve had. | “We could see some trees coming down, because obviously it’s the first storm of the year so any branches or trees or such which are slightly weaker, this is the first chance that anybody will find out really. The first one is usually the one where you see more in the way of branches coming down, simply because it’s the first chance they’ve had. |
| “But it should be all clear by lunchtime. It’s only really the east coast of East Anglia and up towards the Humber where we’ll still see some strong winds and a little bit of rain, but other than that most places will be turning much drier and with much lighter winds.” | “But it should be all clear by lunchtime. It’s only really the east coast of East Anglia and up towards the Humber where we’ll still see some strong winds and a little bit of rain, but other than that most places will be turning much drier and with much lighter winds.” |
| In the north, the cold spell continues with light winds and clear skies expected. Drivers crossing the Pennines were confronted with a covering of snow at high levels on Saturday morning, and winter wonderland scenes greeted walkers above 1,000ft (305m) in areas of the Peak District and the Yorkshire Dales. There were also some light snow showers on lower ground in West Yorkshire. | In the north, the cold spell continues with light winds and clear skies expected. Drivers crossing the Pennines were confronted with a covering of snow at high levels on Saturday morning, and winter wonderland scenes greeted walkers above 1,000ft (305m) in areas of the Peak District and the Yorkshire Dales. There were also some light snow showers on lower ground in West Yorkshire. |
| The pop band Scouting For Girls were trapped in Britain’s highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn, which stands at 1,732ft in the Yorkshire Dales, where they were entertaining a 200-strong crowd. | The pop band Scouting For Girls were trapped in Britain’s highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn, which stands at 1,732ft in the Yorkshire Dales, where they were entertaining a 200-strong crowd. |
| The group were among about 40 people forced to spend Friday night sleeping in cars and on floors after the Children In Need gig, which raised £6,500. The band were back on the road to their next show in Scotland on Saturday after gritters were called in to clear the roads. | The group were among about 40 people forced to spend Friday night sleeping in cars and on floors after the Children In Need gig, which raised £6,500. The band were back on the road to their next show in Scotland on Saturday after gritters were called in to clear the roads. |
| The pub’s manager, Vanessa Houghton said: “We have managed to boot them out now. We did a convoy this morning and got everybody on the road by lunchtime … It was all good fun and everybody wants to come back next year.” | The pub’s manager, Vanessa Houghton said: “We have managed to boot them out now. We did a convoy this morning and got everybody on the road by lunchtime … It was all good fun and everybody wants to come back next year.” |
| The UK’s coldest temperatures were in Scotland. Braemar in Aberdeenshire dropped to -8C (17.6F) on Friday night, and -10C was expected in sheltered areas in Scotland. | The UK’s coldest temperatures were in Scotland. Braemar in Aberdeenshire dropped to -8C (17.6F) on Friday night, and -10C was expected in sheltered areas in Scotland. |