WORKING UP A STORM
UK weather: Brits told to work from home today as Storm Eunice blasts entire country with 100mph winds
BRITS are being urged to work from home as wild Storm Eunice hits today.
The urgent warning has been issued as the ARMY has been placed on standby as the UK braces for 100mph winds.
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Southeastern Railway has advised people to work from home amid the blustering gale-force winds blasting Britain.
In a tweet, the train company said: "Planning to travel on Friday? Storm Eunice will affect trains, with a 50mph speed restriction in place from 10am.
"Some trains will be cancelled or revised.
"Work from home or postpone your journey if you can."
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Forecasters saying gales could be stronger than those recorded on Burns Night in 1990, when wind speeds reached 107mph.
In Bristol and Wales, likely to be two of the hardest-hit areas, schools have been forced to shut over fears pupils and teachers could be in danger.
Schools in Cardiff, Swansea, most of the South Wales valleys and Bristol have closed and will move to remote learning.
Brits have been warned to NOT travel on the roads after a man tragically died during Storm Dudley's unrelenting winds last night.
The man, in his sixties, plunged around 12 feet after falling from the double-decker wagon.
It is believed he was attempting to unload heavy goods in high winds when he lost his balance.
Emergency services were called to the incident in Marston Green, near Solihull, West Mids, at 9pm last night.
Storm Eunice has now been declared a major incident by Avon and Somerset over the "potential for severe disruption" to the region.
The severe weather front - likely to be the worst winter tempest in 30 years - was upgraded to a RED "danger to life" warning following the destruction caused by Storm Dudley last night.
The red warning has been issued by the Met Office due to the combination of high tides, strong winds and storm surge, which is understood to be a rare event for the UK.
The Met Office said there is a risk of "flying debris resulting in danger to life" and "damage to buildings and homes, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down".
The warning covers the coastline of Devon, Cornwall and Somerset as well as the south coast of Wales and will be in effect from 7am until 12pm on Friday.
Amber warnings, the second highest alert level, for wind are in place across the whole of England from 5am to 9pm on Friday, while yellow weather warnings, the next level down, for wind and snow are in force for a large part of Scotland - where blizzards are predicted - and the whole of Northern Ireland.
Severe and significant flooding may also take place along the coastlines of the South and West of England as spring tides are expected on Friday morning.
WILD WEATHER
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the Army is on standby to help those affected by Storm Eunice.
During a visit to RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, he said: "So for those who have already been affected by Storm Dudley, we are offering all the support that we can.
"My sympathies to those who are still without power - we are working with the power companies, the local authorities to get their juice restored as fast as possible.
"But of course, the Army is on standby."
Senior Meteorologist for the BBC Derek Brockway described Eunice as a "major storm".
And analysis by Nick Finnis says: "The strongest wind gusts look to be across England and Wales on the southern flank of the deep depression by then – which looks to track northeast across southern Ireland, north Wales then northern England before moving out across the North Sea Friday evening.
"There is a high probability of gusts between 60-70mph inland across Wales, central and southern England, perhaps up to 80mph in a few places.
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"Along the coasts of west Wales and South West England gusts could be even higher, with 90-100mph possible. Coastal flooding on the high tides is likely around southern and western coasts of England and Wales, given huge swell created by Eunice deepening over the Atlantic.
"Snow will be an additional hazard across the far north of England and southern Scotland on the colder northern flank of the deep low, with blizzard conditions possible over high ground."
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