Violent precipitation and powerful gusts are currently hitting Scotland and northern England on Monday. An unusually strong “storm for this time of the year”, underlined the British weather agency, puts it office.
Storm Floris continues to trace its way north of England and Ireland this Monday, August 4. A meteorological event of an “unusual” force for a month of August, according to the National Office of Surveillance. Violent precipitation and powerful gusts have been observed.
The Met Office has placed almost all of Scotland, a particularly tourist destination in summer, at the “Amber” alert level, the 2nd out of 3. Rafales around 160 km/hy have been identified.
Other gusts at 130 km/h have notably been recorded on the island of South Uist, west of this British nation.
“Storm Floris is an unusually strong storm for this time of the year,” said the Met Office in a press release, adding that it was only the second time since 2011 that it has issued a strong wind alert of this level in August.
“Certain Scotland places will probably beat their record in terms of force of gusts of wind for a month of August,” he added.
22,500 private electricity properties
The electricity company Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks announced that 22,500 properties are currently deprived of electricity north of this island in Great Britain.
Many disturbances have already been recorded, in particular on the railway network, where trains have been canceled, according to operator Network Rail Scotland.
Several flights to the Scottish Islands were canceled at Glasgow airport following bad weather.
Faced with the winds, “several motorhomes” have been overturned “between Broadford and Portree”, on the island of Skyes, reports Scottish police with the British media.
At Bradford airport in the United Kingdom, Sky News captured the landing of an airplane over the Tarmac which struggles to land in front of the strong winds.
The Edinburgh Zoo announced that it was completely closed for the rest of the day due to “the increase in wind speed”.
Camping-cars carried after strong gusts
On the island of Skye, very touristy, motorhomes were carried under the effect of strong gusts, the local police reported, which recommends that vacationers take shelter.
The Met Office warned that intense precipitation could be added to the strong winds. The alert remains in force until 11 p.m. (midnight local time) at this stage.
Storm Floris is the sixth to hit the United Kingdom since last September, which marks the start of the calendar for the count of this type of climate event, whose strength is amplified by climate change.
