The Met Office issued a rare “danger to life” warning yesterday in relation to Storm Ashley’s destructive winds that could lead to large coastal waves and loose beach material that pose a risk to human safety
The Met Office has issued a fresh batch of weather warnings as Storm Ashley batters the uk with 80mph and widespread flooding.
Storm Ashley is the first named storm system of the season, and comes with a rare “danger to life” warning due to the risk of large coastal waves and loose beach material posing a risk to human safety. Torrential rain is expected to cause widespread travel chaos, with the Environment Agency issuing hundreds of flood alerts.
Initially, the national forecaster issued an amber alert for western parts of Scotland, which still remains in place with the updated warnings. However, another amber alert for wind has now been issued for Northern Ireland. The regions affected will be Co. Antrim, Co. Fermanagh, Co. Londonderry, and Co. Tyrone. It will remain in place from 1pm until 8pm today.
The amber alert means that there is a “good chance” of power cuts, damage to buildings, widespread travel disruption, flying debris that could cause injuries or even fatalities, and potential road closures.
The storm, which was named by Met Eireann as it’s expected to hit the Republic of Ireland first, will be most severe across Scotland’s west coast, which is where the howling 80mph gusts will be seen. There is also a “good chance” of power cuts in the area. The Met Office has issued an amber alert for the area from 9am today until 12am tomorrow morning.
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