Storm Angus: Warning of 80mph gusts heading for southeast UK

[super jumbe]

Strong winds and heavy rain are heading for the UK as forecasters warn of possible flooding, power cuts, damaged buildings and travel disruption.

The Met Office has an amber "be prepared" warning in place for the southeast of England on Sunday morning, with Storm Angus expected to bring gusts of up to 80mph.

The Met Office said some areas could see up to 1.5 inches of rain over several hours, with possible surface water flooding.

The storm will hit the southwest of England on Saturday night before moving northeast.

Sky News weather presenter Nazaneen Ghaffar said: "By Saturday evening the storm will bring spells of heavy rain, as well as strengthening southerly winds to southern Ireland and the southwest of England and Wales.

It comes after warnings of freezing temperatures and snow on higher ground in the north of the country as a "polar air mass" brings in wintry weather from the Arctic Ocean.

Yellow "be aware" warnings for ice have been issued for the Midlands, the North of England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/storm-angus-warning-80mph-gusts-southeast-uk-111200957.html

[super jumbe]

I love winter, Angus why are tropical storms normally named after women?
Because when they come they are warm wet and wild, when they leave they take everything house car kids the lot…

[Meat-Head]

Thanks for warning, but other day on my stolen bike, force 50 or something
ripped unwanted weird friends tent down

[GastonJ]

Yes I suppose we'll go through the usual, floods in the south, money no object. Climate change and all that, too many diesel cars, too much fossil fuel being used, should move to electric cars. Shouldn't have nuclear power stations, WTF do they think electricity comes from? *shrug* Probably be the wettest week in the last 50 years.... which really means it was wetter in 1965, will be the coldest winter in 53 years, which means it was colder in 1963, but the headlines look good, they can blame climate change.

[smirnoff_rules]

if you have a graph showing the weather change over the past 50 years it would show change , show one over the past 1000 years you wouldnt see any think ,, its all a joke

[GastonJ]

It's a revenue raising exercise, there's a whole green industry out there making money hand over fist based on climate change. I dare say a great proportion of the taxation the government gets in is raised in the name of being green. The only green thing in there is the people voting for them and paying for it.

[ifred]

Don't forget to collect the water now for the drought later in the year!