{"id":43960,"date":"2013-10-25T15:04:06","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T12:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=43960"},"modified":"2013-10-25T15:04:06","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T12:04:06","slug":"britain-storm-alerthurricane-strength-storm-comming-to-uk-breaking-news-43960","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/britain-storm-alerthurricane-strength-storm-comming-to-uk-breaking-news-43960\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain Storm Alert:Hurricane strength storm comming to UK \/ Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Severe weather alerts have been issued amid fears Britain is about to be hit by the most powerful storm in years.<\/h1>\n

A series of wind, rain and flood alerts are now in place as forecasters predict gales of more than 80mph\u00a0– classed as hurricane strength.<\/p>\n

The Met Office warned people to “be prepared for the risk of falling trees as well as damage to buildings and other structures”.<\/p>\n

The storm is currently developing over the Atlantic and will potentially hit UK land on Sunday night and into Monday.<\/p>\n

Today, forecasters urged people to prepare for the storm, with some comparing its potential to the Great Storm of 1987 and record-breaking gales\u00a0in Wales in 1989.<\/p>\n

Jo Wheeler said: “Late October is notorious for strong storms, with a wind gust of 124mph recorded in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1989.<\/p>\n

“Should this storm achieve its potential, it is likely to bring down trees and to cause damage to roads and buildings, possibly causing major transport disruption and power cuts.”<\/p>\n

Wheeler said the storm was due to develop over the Atlantic in the next 24 hours as a strong jet stream and warm air combine to create a deep low-pressure system.<\/p>\n

While its trajectory is unclear, there are fears it may hit land, wreaking chaos over England and Wales.<\/p>\n

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If it does make land, it is likely to hit Wales and the South West first before sweeping east and touching most of the country.<\/p>\n

Exposed coasts in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent are most likely to feel the brunt of the winds.<\/p>\n

The storm could also miss land completely – sweeping instead through the English Channel.<\/p>\n

Met Office senior forecaster Helen Chivers said: “Winds of that strength are damaging winds – there will be a risk of damage to homes and trees and disruption to travel.<\/p>\n

“This is not a storm you see every winter. The storm of 1987 is one, and the Burns day storm in January 1990 is another.”<\/p>\n

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Atlantic storms of this type usually develop further west across the ocean, losing strength by the time they reach the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n

But this one is unusual in that it is expected to appear much closer to land, potentially moving across the country while it is in its most powerful phase.<\/p>\n

The storm is expected to strike two weeks later than the Great Storm of 1987, which left a trail of destruction on October 15 and 16.<\/p>\n

It flattened trees, knocked out power and left 22 people dead in England and France.<\/p>\n

Forecasters at the time famously failed to predict the severity of the storm.<\/p>\nError, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 13)<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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