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Hurricane Gonzalo: Disruption as remnants of storm hits UK | Hurricane Gonzalo: Disruption as remnants of storm hits UK |
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Rain and high winds are causing travel disruption, as the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo hits the UK. | |
Gusts of up to 70mph have been recorded in north Wales and the Isle of Wight, and a Met Office wind warning is in place for much of the UK. | |
Some flights have been cancelled at Heathrow, but other airports are reporting no major problems. | |
Forecasters said gales would move east across the UK, with heavy rain in some areas and snow on some Scottish hills. | Forecasters said gales would move east across the UK, with heavy rain in some areas and snow on some Scottish hills. |
BBC Weather's Carol Kirkwood said the wind could be strong enough to do "slight structural damage" to properties, as well as uprooting small trees and causing branches to fall. | BBC Weather's Carol Kirkwood said the wind could be strong enough to do "slight structural damage" to properties, as well as uprooting small trees and causing branches to fall. |
She said the strongest winds on Tuesday morning would be in western Scotland, the north and east of Northern Ireland, north-west England and north Wales. | She said the strongest winds on Tuesday morning would be in western Scotland, the north and east of Northern Ireland, north-west England and north Wales. |
Latest local information | Latest local information |
The Met Office said the gales would "coincide with the morning rush hour in places". | The Met Office said the gales would "coincide with the morning rush hour in places". |
Forecasters warned that fallen leaves could impede drainage, increasing the risk of surface water on roads and causing difficult driving conditions. | |
Heathrow says 110 flights have been cancelled so far and that figure includes Lufthansa flights disrupted by a pilots' strike. This is less than 10% of its usual daily total of about 1,286 flights. | |
Among other UK airports, Gatwick said it did not "anticipate any disruption", Stansted said it was "operating normally" and Manchester said its only cancellations by 09:00 BST had been due to issues at other airports, mostly Heathrow. | |
Edinburgh Airport said its only cancellations by 09:00 BST were flights to Heathrow. | |
There have not been reports of widespread train delays, but South West Trains tweeted that it was "experiencing poor rail adhesion" - meaning "trains have had trouble accelerating as the wheels slip when applying power". | There have not been reports of widespread train delays, but South West Trains tweeted that it was "experiencing poor rail adhesion" - meaning "trains have had trouble accelerating as the wheels slip when applying power". |
In other developments: | In other developments: |
Gonzalo caused widespread damage and a power blackout when it hit the island of Bermuda last week, with winds of up to 110mph. | Gonzalo caused widespread damage and a power blackout when it hit the island of Bermuda last week, with winds of up to 110mph. |
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