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| Atlantic 'weather bomb' to bring strong winds and heavy rain to UK | Atlantic 'weather bomb' to bring strong winds and heavy rain to UK |
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| The aftermath of a “weather bomb” that is forecast to form over the Atlantic on Thursday will bring wind and heavy rain to the UK on Saturday. | The aftermath of a “weather bomb” that is forecast to form over the Atlantic on Thursday will bring wind and heavy rain to the UK on Saturday. |
| The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for strong winds over Wales, north-west England, and most of southern England and will consider naming the storm if its forecast impact worsens. | |
| For now the Met Office is warning of a spell of strong southwesterly winds on Saturday, potentially causing large waves and flooding. Power cuts are also possible. | For now the Met Office is warning of a spell of strong southwesterly winds on Saturday, potentially causing large waves and flooding. Power cuts are also possible. |
| A yellow weather warning for #wind has been updated: https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #weatheraware @metofficeuk pic.twitter.com/0HPFYOzx4L | |
| If named, the storm will be called Brian. The first UK-named storm of the season, Aileen, left thousands of homes without power last month. | If named, the storm will be called Brian. The first UK-named storm of the season, Aileen, left thousands of homes without power last month. |
| The latest weather system comes days after the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia caused widespread disruption to Ireland, northern England and Scotland. | The latest weather system comes days after the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia caused widespread disruption to Ireland, northern England and Scotland. |
| The Irish Met jumped by the gun by tweeting the name of storm before it was officially confirmed by the UK Met Office. “The system that may become #StormBrian will undergo explosive cyclogenesis in the next 24 hours. Deepening from 1006hPa [millibar] to 961hPa,” Met Éireann tweeted. | The Irish Met jumped by the gun by tweeting the name of storm before it was officially confirmed by the UK Met Office. “The system that may become #StormBrian will undergo explosive cyclogenesis in the next 24 hours. Deepening from 1006hPa [millibar] to 961hPa,” Met Éireann tweeted. |
| It later deleted the tweet after a request from the UK Met Office, which is responsible for naming storms. | It later deleted the tweet after a request from the UK Met Office, which is responsible for naming storms. |
| The UK Met Office confirmed that an explosive cyclogenesis, or weather bomb, was forecast to take place over the Atlantic on Thursday. This is considered to have occurred when pressure drops by 24 millibars in 24 hours. | The UK Met Office confirmed that an explosive cyclogenesis, or weather bomb, was forecast to take place over the Atlantic on Thursday. This is considered to have occurred when pressure drops by 24 millibars in 24 hours. |
| The area of low pressure will undertake explosive cyclogenesis over the next 24 hours before easing as it reaches the UK #WeatherBomb pic.twitter.com/WS2rbdbECE | |
| The Met Office stressed that by the time the latest system reaches the UK on Saturday it was likely to be much weaker and would weaken further as it crosses the country. | The Met Office stressed that by the time the latest system reaches the UK on Saturday it was likely to be much weaker and would weaken further as it crosses the country. |
| A spokeswoman said: “At the moment we have got a yellow warning out for wind, so we don’t have a name currently. The forecast impact would have to be of an amber or above category for the storm to be named.” | A spokeswoman said: “At the moment we have got a yellow warning out for wind, so we don’t have a name currently. The forecast impact would have to be of an amber or above category for the storm to be named.” |
| She said meteorologists were reviewing the warnings, which could lead to the storm being named later on Thursday. “We are taking into consideration impacts that relate to rain as well as wind. There are also coastal impacts to consider because of combination of high tides combined with wet and windy conditions.” | She said meteorologists were reviewing the warnings, which could lead to the storm being named later on Thursday. “We are taking into consideration impacts that relate to rain as well as wind. There are also coastal impacts to consider because of combination of high tides combined with wet and windy conditions.” |
| Other factors that could lead to the storm being named include the high amount of traffic likely to be on roads at the start of half-term, she added. | Other factors that could lead to the storm being named include the high amount of traffic likely to be on roads at the start of half-term, she added. |
| No flood warnings have yet been announced, but officials from the Environment Agency, which issues the warnings, urged the public to monitor its website. | No flood warnings have yet been announced, but officials from the Environment Agency, which issues the warnings, urged the public to monitor its website. |
| Forecast storm on Saturday raises coastal flood risk including Severn Estuary #gloucestershire Keep abreast of forecast updates pic.twitter.com/dCTR6A3WWW |