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Yellow warning Between Wiind 00::00 S un 9 Fe b 2020 and ! 23::59 S un 9 Fe b 2020
Storm Ciara will bring very strong winds and potentially some disruption to travel throughout Sunday. What to expect
Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible Injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach m aterial being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties Som e dam age to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, could happen Road, rail, air and ferry services m ay be affected, with longer journey tim es and cancellations possible Som e roads and bridges m ay close Power cuts m ay occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as m obile phone coverage
Further details
Strong winds will be widespread and last throughout m uch of Sunday. Gusts of 50 to 60 m ph are likely across m any inland areas and around 70 m ph in coastal areas.
There is a sm all chance of even stronger winds across parts of Scotland, potentially 70 to 80 m ph. However, it is currently very uncertain whether the wind will reach this strength here and when this will occur.
A spell of heavy rain will also affect m any regions for a tim e, m aking driving conditions particularly poor.
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Reason for update
The warning has been updated to increase the likelihood of im pacts. The warning is also now only for Sunday.
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All regions & authorities affected
C e n tra l,, T a ys iid e & Fiif e Angus Clackm annanshire Dundee Falkirk Fife Perth and Kinross Stirling
Ea s t Miid la n d s Derby Derbyshire Leicester Leicestershire Lincolnshire Northam ptonshire Nottingham Nottingham shire Rutland
Ea s t o f En gla n d Bedford Cam bridgeshire Central Bedfordshire Essex Hertfordshire Luton Norfolk Peterborough Southend-on-Sea Suffolk Thurrock
G ra mp iia n Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Moray
Hiigh la n d s & Eiile a n S iia r Eilean Siar Highland
Lo n d o n & S o u th Ea s t En gla n d Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Buckingham shire East Sussex Greater London Ham pshire Isle of Wight Kent Medway Milton Keynes Oxfordshire Portsm outh Reading Slough Southam pton Surrey West Berkshire West Sussex Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham
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All regions & authorities affected (continued)
No rth Ea s t En gla n d Darlington Durham Gateshead Hartlepool Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Northum berland Redcar and Cleveland South Tyneside Stockton-on-Tees Sunderland
No rth We s t En gla n d Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cum bria Greater Manchester Halton Lancashire Merseyside Warrington
No rth e rn Ire la n d County Antrim County Arm agh County Down County Ferm anagh County Londonderry County Tyrone
O rkn e y & S h e tla n d Orkney Islands Shetland Islands
S W S co tla n d ,, Lo th iia n B o rd e rs Dum fries and Galloway East Lothian Edinburgh Midlothian Council Scottish Borders West Lothian
S o u th We s t En gla n d Bath and North East Som erset Bournem outh Bristol Cornwall Devon Dorset Gloucestershire Isles of Scilly North Som erset Plym outh Poole Som erset South Gloucestershire Swindon Torbay Wiltshire
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All regions & authorities affected (continued)
S tra th clyd e Argyll and Bute East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Renfrewshire Glasgow Inverclyde North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Renfrewshire South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire West Dunbartonshire
Wa le s Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carm arthenshire Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Isle of Anglesey Merthyr Tydfil Monm outhshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pem brokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glam organ Wrexham
We s t Miid la n d s Herefordshire Shropshire Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Telford and Wrekin Warwickshire West Midlands Conurbation Worcestershire
Yo rks h iire & Hu mb e r East Riding of Yorkshire Kingston upon Hull North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Yorkshire South Yorkshire West Yorkshire York
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