Saturday, March 9, 2019

Windstorm to threaten UK, France with damaging winds at early week

By Courtney Spamer, AccuWeather meteorologist
By Eric Leister, AccuWeather senior meteorologist





Another round of stormy weather is expected for the British Isles and parts of western Europe along with the risk for a named windstorm.
A storm is expected to approach the British Isles early in the week, introducing gusty winds and a dose of heavier rain by late in the day on Monday.
"The heaviest rain is expected from western Scotland through Wales and western England from Monday evening into Tuesday," said AccuWeather Meteorologist Rob Richards.
Rainfall amounts of 25-50 mm (1-2 inches) are expected in this area in the United Kingdom, with an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 75 mm (3 inches).
"Because the heaviest rain will be falling over just a few hours, this could lead to flooding issues for Scotland, Wales and western England," Richards said.
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In addition to heavy rain, winds will become gusty during the day on Monday before becoming locally damaging from Monday into Tuesday across Ireland and the United Kingdom.
After slamming Ireland and the United Kingdom, strong wind gusts will stretch to France, as well as parts of Belgium, Netherlands and northwestern Germany from Tuesday into Wednesday.
Localized wind gusts of 65-80 km/h (40-50 mph) are expected across most of the region.
The highest wind gusts, at a magnitude of 80-100 km/h (50-60 mph), are expected in western Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and southwest England, as well as northwestern France.
Winds of this magnitude are likely to lead to travel disruptions, including crosswinds on the roads, flight delays at airports and possible delays for boat or ferry travel across the English Channel and Irish Sea.
"There is the potential, depending on the exact track of the low, that wind gusts could continue to cause damage, power outages and travel delays into Thursday," Richards added.
More stormy weather is likely late next week into next weekend, as another storm targets the region with wet and windy conditions.

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