Storm Ciaran caused chaos in Britain today as 104mph gales saw thousands of homes lose power, schools close, railway lines blocked and ferries cancelled. The Channel Islands were worst hit with dozens of homes on Jersey evacuated as a tornado blew through, trees were ripped up and huge hailstones smashed windows. Hundreds of schools in southern England shut because of risks to pupils and a major incident was declared in Hampshire due to concerns over pressure on local services. Roofs were torn off houses and trampolines were blown onto railway lines, with train operators urging commuters to work from home amid widespread disruption. Families were rescued from their holiday chalets at Freshwater Beach Holiday Park in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, today after huge waves swamped properties at the site. While the Met Office amber warnings have now ended, yellow warnings for wind and rain will remain in place for southern England and Wales until midnight tonight. A rain warning for the east coast from Hull up to Aberdeen runs until 6am tomorrow, before a further warning for South East this Saturday from 3pm until midnight.
Published November 2, 2023
Storm Ciaran caused chaos in Britain today as 104mph gales saw thousands of homes lose power, schools close, railway lines blocked and ferries cancelled.
The Channel Islands were worst hit with dozens of homes on Jersey evacuated as a tornado blew through, trees were ripped up and huge hailstones smashed windows.
Hundreds of schools in southern England shut because of risks to pupils and a major incident was declared in Hampshire due to concerns over pressure on local services.
Roofs were torn off houses and trampolines were blown onto railway lines, with train operators urging commuters to work from home amid widespread disruption.
Families were rescued from their holiday chalets at Freshwater Beach Holiday Park in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, today after huge waves swamped properties at the site.
While the Met Office amber warnings have now ended, yellow warnings for wind and rain will remain in place for southern England and Wales until midnight tonight.
A rain warning for the east coast from Hull up to Aberdeen runs until 6am tomorrow, before a further warning for South East this Saturday from 3pm until midnight.
The Met Office confirmed Storm Ciaran set a new record for the lowest mean sea level pressure recorded in England in November, with a value of 953.3 hPa (mb) at Plymouth in Devon – compared to the previous low of 959.7 hPa (mb) set in 1916.
Meteorologist Scott Whitehead, who tweets as ‘Wanstead Weather’, said a map issued by the Met Office of the storm tracking across the South East coast showed how ‘London dodged a bullet’, adding: ‘Had the centre tracked 60 miles north…’
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SOURCE: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12702407/storm-ciaran-path-descrution-jersey-holiday-park-major-incident.html
RELATED: ‘Idiot’ tourist taking a selfie is swept off her feet by treacherous wave and almost knocked over pier wall – as coastguard issues warning no picture is worth dying for
Published November 2, 2023
An ‘idiot’ tourist taking a selfie on a stone pier was swept off her feet by a colossal wave – as the coastguard warned no photo was worth dying for during Storm Ciarán.
The alert has been issued after a number of people taking selfies were spotted strolling along the East Pier in Whitby, North Yorkshire.
One video shared on social media captured the moment a woman, branded an ‘idiot’ behind the camera, being swept off her feet by a treacherous wave on Sunday.
She is knocked to the ground by the powerful wave but scrambles to her feet just in time to avoid being swept into the cauldron-like sea.
Seconds later, she hastily starts to walk back along the pier to safety, drenched from head to toe.
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SOURCE: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12701199/tourist-selfie-swept-feet-wave-pier-coastguard-warning-Storm-Ciaran.html
RELATED: Decades of erosion leaves historic coastguard cottage teetering perilously over cliff edge – amid fears Storm Ciaran may cause further damage
Published November 2, 2023
Decades of coastal erosion have left a historic coastguard cottage teetering just inches from a cliff edge as experts warn the arrival of Storm Ciaran could cause further damage and place it in even more peril.
The cottage, one of a seven-long terrace of homes built for coastguards between 1800 and 1820, is the latest which may face being torn down after its neighbour was demolished over four weeks in 2014.
The property at Birling Gap, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, is one of four left standing and will be the next to be pulled down as coastal erosion continues to threaten it.
With wind gusts already exceeding 100mph in the British Isles on Thursday and amber weather warnings in place along the south coast, it is feared Storm Ciaran could cause further erosion.
Two of the seven houses were previously demolished in 1994 and the early 2000s.
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SOURCE: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12701955/coastguard-cottage-cliff-edge-erosion-storm-ciaran-fears.html
