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- A yellow alert for storms stretching from London to Manchester, covering much of the Midlands and Wales, will last from 09:00 to 19:00 BST. Another yellow warning is in place throughout the day for strong wind due to hit the south coast of England.
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There is an increased likelihood of impacts from severe weather, which could potentially disrupt your plans. This means there is the possibility of travel delays, road and rail closures,...
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Severe weather is possible over the next few days and could affect you. Yellow means that you should plan ahead thinking about possible travel delays, or the disruption of your day to day...
Aug 10, 2024 · Latest Severe Weather Discussion. Track UK thunderstorms, heavy rain & hail with detailed maps and expert analysis. Stay ahead of the storms.
- History of Met Office Weather Warnings
- What Changed?
- Introducing New Weather Types
- Warnings Out to Day Seven
- Improved Communication of Risk
- A More Holistic Service
The National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS) began in 1988 as a threshold-based service following the Great Storm of 1987. This service involved Met Office meteorologists monitoring the weather and issuing warnings when certain weather thresholds, or levels, were reached. As the service evolved over the years, we researched and listened to f...
Fundamentally, our warnings have not changed; we continue to issue them when the combination of severe weather impacts and the likelihood of these impacts occurring meet the criteria for a warning. However, we have enhanced the way users can access, understand and use our warnings. We have improved the visual design of warnings across all of our ch...
The decision to introduce two new warnings, specifically for thunderstorms and lightning, comes from extensive user research carried out with users of Met Office weather warnings. When asked to describe the types of impacts expected with rain and with thunderstorms, people described rain as something that lasts for hours, maybe even days, possibly ...
Met Office weather warnings now provide a seven-day lead-time rather than five. This means that for some weather situations, such as the St Jude’s Day storm or ex-hurricane Ophelia, we can give warnings with a longer lead-time.
Not only has the design of our warnings been improved visually, there have also been extensive enhancements in terms of the language. Warnings on our digital channels show the most relevant information for a public audience first, followed by more details for more informed users, including emergency responders, the media and amateur meteorologists....
Weather warnings are only one part of the wider service that the Met Office provides. We also deliver additional content to support the warnings and communicate the weather story associated with the forecast of severe weather including: 1. additional graphics 2. explainer videos 3. severe weather blogs 4. weather updates across our social media cha...
23 hours ago · The Met Office has issued an amber severe weather warning ... There is also a wider yellow severe weather warning for the whole of Scotland and Northern Ireland, and parts of north-west England ...
Watches are issued, usually in advance of warnings to give an indication that severe weather is possible. Once within a more certain timeframe and if necessary, an alert will be issued. At the closest range, flash alerts may be issued to warn of severe weather that may occur within a few hours.
Nov 1, 2023 · There are severe weather warnings in force for southern England, parts of Wales, north-east England and Northern Ireland suggesting widely 20-40mm (1-2in) of rainfall with 40-60mm (2-3in)...
