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| Warning issued of severe weather | Warning issued of severe weather |
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| Flood watches are in place across England and forecasters are warning of severe gales and some snow. | Flood watches are in place across England and forecasters are warning of severe gales and some snow. |
| Winds are predicted to be strong enough to damage properties and even bring down trees. | Winds are predicted to be strong enough to damage properties and even bring down trees. |
| Devon and Cornwall are expected to be the worst hit with winds up to 80mph (129 kmh) building up overnight. | Devon and Cornwall are expected to be the worst hit with winds up to 80mph (129 kmh) building up overnight. |
| Cumbria Police urged motorists not to travel unless journeys were essential, as some roads were closed due to heavy snow and abandoned vehicles. | |
| Snow is also expected to fall on the Pennines and seas are forecast to build with a big surge up the Bristol Channel, putting sea defences at risk. | Snow is also expected to fall on the Pennines and seas are forecast to build with a big surge up the Bristol Channel, putting sea defences at risk. |
| The Environment Agency said there were 51 flood watches across England and Wales, with 15 in the Midlands, eight in the South West, and five in the Thames. | The Environment Agency said there were 51 flood watches across England and Wales, with 15 in the Midlands, eight in the South West, and five in the Thames. |
| Flooding of low-lying land and roads is expected in those areas. | Flooding of low-lying land and roads is expected in those areas. |
| Potential damage | Potential damage |
| Outbreaks of rain preceded by snow will move north across parts of the Pennines before turning back to rain. | Outbreaks of rain preceded by snow will move north across parts of the Pennines before turning back to rain. |
| There is the potential for squalls in excess of 90 mph (145 kmh) in exposed locations in the South West. | There is the potential for squalls in excess of 90 mph (145 kmh) in exposed locations in the South West. |
| Marco Petagna, forecaster for MeteoGroup, said: "Tonight and tomorrow very strong winds will come across Devon and Cornwall with gusts of between 70mph and 80mph (113 to 129 km/h). | |
| "Those sorts of winds could cause problems, with the potential to cause damage, a chance of trees coming down, particularly with the ground being wet, and certainly roof tiles being blown off. | "Those sorts of winds could cause problems, with the potential to cause damage, a chance of trees coming down, particularly with the ground being wet, and certainly roof tiles being blown off. |
| "It stays windy in the South West and south-west Wales throughout tomorrow and not until the evening will the winds die down." | "It stays windy in the South West and south-west Wales throughout tomorrow and not until the evening will the winds die down." |