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| Hurricane Gonzalo puts UK on storm alert as Met Office issues weather warning | |
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| After tearing through Bermuda, flattening power lines and knocking out electricity for half of its inhabitants with torrential rain and gale-force winds, Hurricane Gonzalo is expected to downgrade in strength before hitting the UK. | After tearing through Bermuda, flattening power lines and knocking out electricity for half of its inhabitants with torrential rain and gale-force winds, Hurricane Gonzalo is expected to downgrade in strength before hitting the UK. |
| Gonzalo has now passed the tiny cluster of Atlantic islands after hitting on Friday, though it is now curving north-eastwards and looks set to hit north England and southern Scotland head on. | Gonzalo has now passed the tiny cluster of Atlantic islands after hitting on Friday, though it is now curving north-eastwards and looks set to hit north England and southern Scotland head on. |
| “It will be a very ex-hurricane by the time it reaches us,” Simon Partridge, a forecaster at the Met Office told The Independent. | “It will be a very ex-hurricane by the time it reaches us,” Simon Partridge, a forecaster at the Met Office told The Independent. |
| “What is left of it will be strong winds – some gale force winds at times – and it is currently expected to arrive late Monday night/early Tuesday morning and is tied into the reason why we’ve issued a yellow warning for wind.” | “What is left of it will be strong winds – some gale force winds at times – and it is currently expected to arrive late Monday night/early Tuesday morning and is tied into the reason why we’ve issued a yellow warning for wind.” |
| A boomerang-shaped section of the UK has been warned to brace for heightened winds as a result of Gonzalo, including to the north of London to northern England, parts of north Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as south-west Scotland. | A boomerang-shaped section of the UK has been warned to brace for heightened winds as a result of Gonzalo, including to the north of London to northern England, parts of north Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as south-west Scotland. |
| The yellow warning has been put in place due to level of damage that could be sustained – most notably through rush hour – on the roads, as well as damage to trees which could cause further destruction or injury. | The yellow warning has been put in place due to level of damage that could be sustained – most notably through rush hour – on the roads, as well as damage to trees which could cause further destruction or injury. |
| Mr Partridge added though there will be local gales and gusts, with possible wind speeds of 35mph and gusts up to 50mph, there should only be a normal band of rain for this time of year. | Mr Partridge added though there will be local gales and gusts, with possible wind speeds of 35mph and gusts up to 50mph, there should only be a normal band of rain for this time of year. |
| The National Hurricane Centre's prediction for the route of Gonzalo “Some of the stronger winds will be at its tail-end heading north-westerly,” he said, and that Britons could feel like the temperature has lowered somewhat the day after it arrives. | The National Hurricane Centre's prediction for the route of Gonzalo “Some of the stronger winds will be at its tail-end heading north-westerly,” he said, and that Britons could feel like the temperature has lowered somewhat the day after it arrives. |
| “Wednesday will feel cooler [amid the recent warm weather we’ve been enjoying], but it will be about average for this time of year.” | “Wednesday will feel cooler [amid the recent warm weather we’ve been enjoying], but it will be about average for this time of year.” |
| According to the US National Hurricane Centre, Gonzo is currently being tracked at 22mph with maximum sustained winds of 105mph. | According to the US National Hurricane Centre, Gonzo is currently being tracked at 22mph with maximum sustained winds of 105mph. |
| It struck Bermuda as one of two separate significant storms to do so within a week – days previously Tropical Storm Fay also damaged homes and wiped out power lines. | It struck Bermuda as one of two separate significant storms to do so within a week – days previously Tropical Storm Fay also damaged homes and wiped out power lines. |
| “We only had very few days to clean and get the trees out of our house, Marlie Powell, the owner of Kingston House Bed & Breakfast, told the Press Association. | “We only had very few days to clean and get the trees out of our house, Marlie Powell, the owner of Kingston House Bed & Breakfast, told the Press Association. |
| “There's a lot of loose debris around the island already, which is not good.” | “There's a lot of loose debris around the island already, which is not good.” |
| At its peak it was a category four hurricane with winds of 145mph, but was a category two when it hit Bermuda. | At its peak it was a category four hurricane with winds of 145mph, but was a category two when it hit Bermuda. |
| “It will weaken as it crosses cooler waters and start to make the transition into a mid-latitude depression,” the Met Office said in a blog post yesterday. | “It will weaken as it crosses cooler waters and start to make the transition into a mid-latitude depression,” the Met Office said in a blog post yesterday. |
| Britain has recently basked in warmer-than-average temperatures thanks to tropical air associated with storm Fay making its way across the Atlantic. | Britain has recently basked in warmer-than-average temperatures thanks to tropical air associated with storm Fay making its way across the Atlantic. |
| The lowest temperature recorded in the Isle of Wight last night was 17 degrees. | The lowest temperature recorded in the Isle of Wight last night was 17 degrees. |