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Re: DEADLY Threat to Life Storm BARRA Hits Britain & Ireland-Residents Told Stay at H
DEADLY Storm BARRA Hits Britain-80mph Gales, Ice and Heavy Rain Cause Chaos
The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for most of the UK, telling Brits to prepare for life-threatening conditions which threaten to cause travel chaos
Storm Barra "Threat to Life" Hits Land in Ireland as Residents Advised to Stay at Home
The Sun UK & Ireland 7 DEC 2021.
Storm Barra has made landfall in the UK, bringing heavy snow and gale-force winds.
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Storm Barra has made landfall in the UK, bringing heavy snow and gale-force winds.
The storm poses a danger to life and is likely to cause chaos across the country, with forecasters warning of flying debris, blizzards, flooding, hazardous driving conditions and travel delays.
Huge waves have crashed into the coast of Devon this morning, with trains cancelled between Exeter and Plymouth.
ScotRail has also announced that a number of their services have been axed in preparation for the storm.
Gusts have reached 67mph off the Cornish coast this morning - and were as high as 96mph in Ireland.
Footage and pictures show trampolines flying through the air in Ireland, which has so far borne the brunt of the storm.
Ireland
Wind gusts in excess of 80mph (130km/h) are expected as Storm Barra has already caused 33,000 to be left without power, schools closed and flights and other transport canceled.
Several weather warnings are in place across Ireland, from early Tues, Dec 7, through to the evening of Wed, Dec 8, as Storm Barra hits land causing flooding, power outages and property damage. A status red warning was in place for Cork and Kerry while Clare has a similar warning for later on Tueday. Those living in counties with red warnings are advised to "stay indoors".
On Tuesday morning Storm Barra had already caused flooding in the south of Ireland while 33k homes and businesses were without power.
Cork, Kerry and Clare are expected to endure wind speeds of over 50mph / 80km/h and gusts reaching in excess of 80mph / 130km/h.
The red warnings in Cork, Kerry and Clare will end at 9pm on Tues but a status orange warning will remain in place until 6am on Wed. Orange warnings are also in place for Limerick, Waterford, Galway, Mayo, Wexford, Dublin, Louth, Wicklow and East Meath. A yellow wind warning is in place throughout Ireland until 6pm on Wed.
The chair of the State's National Emergency Coordination Group, Keith Leonard told RTE the Defence Forces and Civil Defence are on standby to assist with the response to Storm Barra across the country.
He told Morning Ireland there is "no doubt" that there will be a very significant number of trees brought down across the country today.
He advised homeowners and businesses to clear away "anything that can become a missile in high winds".
Leonard said that people need to protect themselves, by staying indoors in red warning areas and only to travel if necessary where there is an orange weather warning in place.
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