The Met Office has publishd a exceptional red cautioning for prosperd, signaling “danger to life,” as Storm Darragh hits parts of Wales and south-west England on Saturday. Millions of people in the impacted areas have been advised to stay indoors due to potentiassociate life-dangerening weather conditions such as flying debris and droping trees could cainclude injury or danger to life.
The cautioning has been publishd from 03:00 to 11:00 GMT on Saturday, covering weserious and southern Wales, and the Bristol Channel coast. Wind gusts of up to 91 mph are anticipateed, posing a meaningful danger of disturbion.
Tens of thousands of homes are without power in south Wales and weserious England and livents are advised to collect essential items, such as torches, batteries, and power packs, in case of power cuts. Three million people getd eunitency attentives on their mobiles, advising them to stay indoors and dodge driving.
Amber weather cautionings are in place for Northern Ireland, Wales, and weserious England until Saturday morning.
Buildings may be injured, including tiles blown from roofs, the Met Office shelp. Power cuts and big waves are anticipateed. Roads and bridges may be shutd due to droping trees.
Storm Darragh is the fourth named storm of the season, adhereing cut offe flooding caincluded by storms Bert and Conall last month. The Met Office encourages livents to prioritise their defendedty and adhere the guidance provided. The storm’s impact is anticipateed to be meaningful, with expansivespread disturbion anticipated atraverse the impacted areas.
