Global warming? Severe storm warning as Hurricane Katia blows towards UK

[babsbunny]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/severe-storm-warning-as-hurricane-katia-blows-towards-uk-2352199.html

Forget about a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness – autumn looks instead set to feature 80mph winds as Hurricane Katia, which is currently crossing the Atlantic, lines up to strike Britain this weekend.

Though it failed to make landfall in the United States, forecasters are warning Katia may cause trees to fall, along with structural damage and travel delays, in the UK. The first high winds could arrive tomorrow night and severe weather warnings have been issued along the entire western and south western coasts.

The most exposed areas could be hit by 50ft waves, and the predicted gales could coincide with high tides that cause localised flooding – although experts have played down comparisons to the Great Storm of 1987, in which 18 people died.

[pintobean]

1. No.

"Britain is often buffetted by gales caused by tropical storms at this time of year. The last to cause serious damage were Hurricanes Bill and Grace which struck in 2009."

[dipsydoodle]

2. Global warming?

Not unless hurricanes are a recent event.

This is expected to miss the south-east here : the area which was most affected by the "Great Storm of 1987"

[malaise]

3. Noticed that last night

Get ready folks

[JaneQPublic]

4. Ireland is also under hurricane alerts.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/hurricane-alert-storm-winds-coming-as-katia-moves-in-2872652.html

(Just a mention, since many folks incorrectly lump Eire in with the U.K. (Netflix, I'm looking at you!)