Storm Floris to bring strong winds to East and North Yorkshire on Monday and Tuesday
Storm Floris has been named by the Met Office and is set to hit East and North Yorkshire on Monday and Tuesday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.
Floris is the sixth named storm of the season and the first since January. It’s set to arrive in East and North Yorkshire at 6am on Monday (4th August) and will remain in place until 6am on Tuesday (5th August), with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning for wind.
During this period, Storm Floris will bring a spell of unseasonably strong and potentially disruptive winds to northern UK.
During this period, people living in the warning are being told to expect the following:
- Some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, could happen
- Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible
- Power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- Injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties
- Some roads and bridges may close
- Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible
Storm Floris will bring a spell of unusually windy weather for the time of year across the northern half of the UK early next week.
The strongest winds are most likely to occur across Scotland during Monday afternoon and night, although there remains some uncertainty in the depth and track of Floris.
Across the warning area, many inland areas are likely to see westerly wind gusts of 40-50 mph with 60-70 mph possible along exposed coasts and high ground, especially Scotland.
There is a chance of a spell of even stronger winds developing for a time, with inland gusts of 60-70 mph and 85 mph along exposed Scottish coastlines and hills.
Winds will first ease in the west during later Monday but remaining very strong overnight until early Tuesday in the east.
Heavy rain may also contribute to the disruption in places.
