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Re: RED ALERT: Tornado & Flooding Set to Hit Britain
Tornado With Lightning and Flooding Set to Hit Britain
Storm Franklin is set to strike tonight as winds reach 80mph and parts of the country could see "brief tornadoes" and cloud-to-ground lightning as Britain's storm season rumbles on
BBC News 21 FEB.2022.
Waves crashing on the seafront at Blackpool
Brief Tornadoes Could Strike in Britain Today
The UK has been issued a 'tornado' warning with intense flooding also set to strike amid Storm Franklin.
According to Chadderton Weather Centre in Greater Manchester, the violent storm phenomenon could arrive this afternoon in the north-west as wind gusts reach 80mph.
The data was taken from the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation.
Writing on Twitter, the independent meteorologist warned of "isolated brief tornadoes", as well as cloud-to-ground lightning.
It comes after the Met Office named it's third storm in less than a week following on from Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice.
An amber weather warning was also put in place in Northern Ireland from midnight until 7am on Monday.
It could cause "travel delays, road and rail closures, power cuts and the potential risk to life and property".
Milder yellow warnings for wind cover England, Wales and the south-western edge of Scotland for midday until 3pm on Sunday, and for the same period on Monday.
Environment agencies have also issued hundreds of alerts for flooding across the UK, and the North West is expected to be worst hit by up to 80mm of rain.
Eunice destroyed buildings and left 1.4 million homes without power on Friday - bringing the strongest winds seen on these shores since the Great Storm of 1987.
Storm Dudley also hit parts of the UK last week, and meteorologist Becky Mitchell said three named storms in such quick succession is a first since the system was introduced seven years ago.
She told the PA: "This is the first time we have had three named storms within a week, and we started the storm naming system in 2015.
"At the moment we've got a really active jet stream, which is why we're seeing so many storms track right towards the UK.
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for Northern Ireland
"We had Dudley on Wednesday, Eunice on Friday and Franklin today."
Ms Mitchell said there will "definitely be some impact" from Storm Franklin but it is not expected to be "as severe" as Eunice because the strongest winds will be confined to the coast.
Gusts of 60-70mph are predicted to hit inland Northern Ireland in the early hours of Monday morning, while 80mph speeds are expected on the coast.
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