A powerful weather system developing over the Atlantic could see Britain battered with some of the worst weather conditions since the Great Storm of 1987, forecasters are predicting.
The storm is expected to develop south west of Britain throughout today and reach the south coast of England on Sunday night and into Monday, bringing exceptionally strong winds.
The storm could develop winds hitting 12 on the Beaufort Scale. This is the strength of a hurricane.
With gusts of up to 90mph and up to 30mm of rain forecast the RAC has warned motorists against all but essential travel in torrential rain and floods.
The public has also been warned to expect the possibility of power cuts, trees blocking roads and transport disruption.
Met Office spokesman Dan Williams said on Friday that forecasters had extended their amber warning for strong winds further north. London, East Anglia, Bristol and as far north as the Midlands are all now expected to be hit by heavy winds and rain.
Forecasters say it is now looking more likely than before that the storm - with wind speeds of 80mph or more - will cross the southern half of Britain, rather than passing south of the country - and a larger area than previously thought could be affected.
Read more: Worst weather since the Great Storm of 1987? UK braces for hurricane-strength winds - Home News - UK - The Independent
The storm is expected to develop south west of Britain throughout today and reach the south coast of England on Sunday night and into Monday, bringing exceptionally strong winds.
The storm could develop winds hitting 12 on the Beaufort Scale. This is the strength of a hurricane.
With gusts of up to 90mph and up to 30mm of rain forecast the RAC has warned motorists against all but essential travel in torrential rain and floods.
The public has also been warned to expect the possibility of power cuts, trees blocking roads and transport disruption.
Met Office spokesman Dan Williams said on Friday that forecasters had extended their amber warning for strong winds further north. London, East Anglia, Bristol and as far north as the Midlands are all now expected to be hit by heavy winds and rain.
Forecasters say it is now looking more likely than before that the storm - with wind speeds of 80mph or more - will cross the southern half of Britain, rather than passing south of the country - and a larger area than previously thought could be affected.
Read more: Worst weather since the Great Storm of 1987? UK braces for hurricane-strength winds - Home News - UK - The Independent
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