BRITAIN faces damaging new storms and the risk of snow after a weekend of 100mph winds led to the deaths as a minimum of seven people.
The weather experts say the first 10 days of December will also see large parts of Britain battered by strong winds and heavy rain, with snow forecast as early as Thursday. Gusts of up to 114mph lashed the Scottish Highlands.
Forecaster Jonathan Powell, of Positive Weather Solutions, said: “We’ve had a battering experience across parts of Scotland, also for Northern Ireland, north-west England, and west Wales. “It’s been caused by a deep area of low pressure which unleashed hurricane-force gusts.” He said another low pressure system was due to sweep in today, wreaking fresh havoc with severe gales and heavy rain. He warned that the rain tonight could trigger floods.
He said, “If that wasn’t enough, more systems are lining up during the opening week of December to deliver yet more strong winds”.
North of Scotland (England)has been issued by severe weather warnings, with “storm-force” winds expected to hit the area throughout the weekend. The Met Office has Orkney and Shetland on a “be aware” on the alert from Friday, with the Highlands issued with a warning from Saturday. Winds of 60mph may hit the Western Isles and Shetland on Thursday night and the Highlands and Islands on Saturday.
Chris Burton, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: “Storm-force winds will be caused by a strong depression to the north of Scotland. These winds are not too unusual for this time of year but are more commonly found further out at sea.”
Police and Western Isles Council advice the public to be careful because the gales can cause rising tides and from ocean spray.
Major Pacific Storm Eldis, confirmed as a category four system, will depart the bight overnight and the decision was made not to extend the SCWXA Thunderstorm in south California .
This bodes well with yesterday’s forecast in mentioning the worst hit areas would be west of Los Angeles. This storm brought severe weather with it, heavy rainfall, gusty frontal zone winds, and heavy mountain snow above 5,000 to 6,000 feet.
Strong storm might bring high winds and hail as it sweeps up into Hays County tonight, according to a hazardous weather outlook issued by the National Weather Service.
The storm is expected to bring numerous showers and thunderstorms late tonight and early Tuesday morning, with heavy rain and a few severe storms possible. The main threat will be damaging winds, according to the weather service.
Here’s the National Weather Service forecast for Kyle and Buda:
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind between 10 and 15 mph.
