'Now Hurricane Havoc Will Hit Britain' - Daily Express

maquiladora

THE tail-end of a hurricane is set to batter Britain after a killer storm at the weekend claimed eight lives and caused millions of pounds of damage.

Howling gales and a month’s worth of rain lashed the country in just 48 hours, but last night Met Office experts warned that after a short respite worse is to come.

The remnants of Hurricane Hanna, blowing in from across the Atlantic, is expected to hit Britain on Thursday.

More than 100 flood warnings are already in place across the country and forecasters fear the next belt of torrential rain and high winds will leave even more areas under water – costing many more householders their homes.

A Met Office spokesman said: “The system coming in contains bits left over from the tropical storm Hanna.

“There will be two waves of rain, particularly affecting west Wales, Cumbria, Northern Ireland and south-west Scotland on Tuesday and Thursday.”

The destructive power of the storm at the weekend brought widespread carnage, particularly to the South-west, North-west and the North-east of the country.

But more, perhaps worse, is to come for thousands as the storm which began thousands of miles away as Hurricane Hanna hits the UK.

Tom Defty, of forecasters metservice.co.uk, said: “The National Hurricane Center in the US is warning that what remains of Hanna will hit the UK by Thursday, bringing 45-50 mph winds and heavy rain.

“Although it will no longer be tropical storm strength, it will nevertheless be a very heavy autumnal storm.

“It is set to bring a lot of rain to areas which have already been deluged.” Hanna, which has caused widespread damage in the Caribbean, is currently lessening in intensity as it approaches Britain.

But with many areas of the country already under water, further torrential rain is expected to cause chaos for the emergency services as flooding spreads.

“The exact course of the storm cannot yet be accurately plotted, but at present it looks set to hit Northern Ireland and Scotland on Thursday.

“Whether areas badly affected by this weekend’s storm, such as Cumbria, will also be hit remains to be seen,” Mr Defty said.

At its height, Hanna caused widespread destruction, particularly in Haiti where more than than 500 people were killed in floods triggered by torrential rain.

The soaring death toll in the poverty-stricken island nation’s fourth largest city, Gonaives, only came to light as floodwaters receded and aid was delivered to people who survived by clinging to their rooftops.

The storm has since moved out into the Atlantic with The National Hurricane Center predicting it will hit Northern Ireland early on Thursday morning, before spreading across the north of the UK.

Weather experts believe the best hope for the least destruction is if the storm heads further north than expected.

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Supercell

Sensationalist, but reminds me of Charlie a little. With the Summer we have just had the potential for serious flooding must be extremely high.

Just look at the soil moisture deficit difference from normal from Met.ie website :-

chris2007

LOOD warnings were issued today with the weather set to get even wetter this week as the country is lashed by the tail end of Hurricane Hanna.

Torrential downpours will hit the east coast as the tropical storms arrive here tomorrow and Wednesday, forecasters predicted.

The capital is set to be lashed by the tail end of ‘Hurricane Hanna’ in the coming days – fuelling fears of more flooding chaos.

Torrential downpours and widespread flooding are set to feature as the tropical storms arrive here tomorrow and Wednesday.

There is a possibility that last Friday’s devastating conditions, which brought widespread flooding around Dublin, will be repeated.

And the continuation of the wet weather spell which washed out the entire month of August shows no sign of ending.

Two waves of torrential rain will batter the country this week with downpours on Tuesday followed by the remnants of hurricane Hanna on Wednesday. Flooding, strong winds and wet weather are in store.

Hurricane Hanna which caused widespread destruction and killed more than 500 people when it hit the tropical island of Haiti is now on its way across the Atlantic towards Ireland and the UK.

Hanna will be a heavy storm when it hits Ireland on Wednesday bringing heavy rain and strong winds.

But Met Eireann is warning that the front coming in from the Atlantic ahead of Hanna will be even worse.

Forecasters say they are expecting flooding on Tuesday as more that 25-40mm of rain is expected to fall in one day.

“At the moment the best take we have on the weather is that 25-40mm will fall which is a serious fall of rain,” said a forecaster. He added that areas that were flooded in Dublin last Friday experienced between 40 and 55mm of rain in one day.

Met Eireann couldn't rule out flooding in these areas again after tomorrow's downpour.

The rain on the way for Tuesday and then Wednesday will be substantial getting up to 40mm, and maybe more

“Both of these systems passing through will be fairly windy,” the forecaster warned, adding that ferry crossings could be affected. However, the rain should be “no worse than last Friday”. Heavy rain falling on ground that is already saturated may cause more problems because the downfall can't be soaked up.

This evening will be mostly dry in the East but rain will begin in the West moving steadly across the country.

Tomorrow will be a wash-out and wind speeds will start to increase as the end of Hurricane Hanna gets increasingly closer to our shores.

The storm was the deadliest tropical cyclone to his the Atlantic since Hurricane Stan in 2005.

Hanna may have lost strength during her journey across the Atlantic but Irish households can expect wind speeds of up to 40km/h and heavy rain to batter the country on Wednesday.

r3nu4l

Met Eirann don't seem to be taking this as severely as your sources are:

Met Eirann 3 day forecast wrote:

Tuesday night will bring some showery outbreaks of rain. Rain will become widespread and heavy on Wednesday, with strong and very gusty southerly winds. The heavy rain will continue for a time on Wednesday night, before clearing to sunshine and blustery showers early on Thuirsday. As the rain clears the strong and gusty southerly winds will veer west to southwest. Showers will become more scattered on Friday and it will become less windy. Temperatures overall will be in the mid to high teens.

Note, Thuirsday, lol.

Either way, heavy winds and showers, perhaps some flooding, maybe Met Eireann are hoping to do a Michael Fish on it

DOCARCH

chris2007 wrote: »

.........wind speeds of up to 40km/h

I'm quaking in my boots Where did that come from! Without knowing the answer, Evening Herald possibly?

Supercell

Merged media treads.

Supercell

DOCARCH wrote: »

I'm quaking in my boots Where did that come from! Without knowing the answer, Evening Herald possibly?

Aye, i read that and lolled too

arctictree

Supercell wrote: »

Sensationalist, but reminds me of Charlie a little. With the Summer we have just had the potential for serious flooding must be extremely high.

Just look at the soil moisture deficit difference from normal from Met.ie website

Down our road, there seems to be little springs gushing water where there never was before. The water table must be really high. Any more rain and we in for some serious floods.

thomasj

From the Herald- Disaster averted

Ireland escapes hurricane but more storms on way
ALERT: First wave of gales and rain result in early morning flooding

By Andrew Phelan

Tuesday September 09 2008

FLOOD warnings are still in place today, despite Hurricane Hanna veering away from the Irish coast as it heads north through the Atlantic.

The country will be drenched with rain and battered by gale force winds tomorrow following our close encounter with the deadly storm.

Heavy rain set in overnight as a depression pushed in over Ireland and predictions were for the first localised floods to hit the south today were proved justified.

This morning, heavy flooding in Cork had already forced some road closures there.

AA Roadwatch has said driving conditions were very poor around the country and it would be monitoring the situation in the next two days.

Met Eireann has said Ireland will escape a direct hit by the remnants of Hanna, which will now track to Iceland instead.

devastating

But a continuation of the wet weather spell that washed out the entire month of August shows no sign of letting up. And there is a possibility that Friday's terrible conditions, which brought devastating floods, will be repeated in some parts of the country.

After a dry spell tonight, the storm will make itself felt all over the country tomorrow.

"The rain over us at the moment is a depression, it's very heavy and there is likely to be some localised flooding", a Met Eireann spokeswoman said. "It will dry up this evening, but more rain will come in tomorrow, with strong to gale force winds. Hanna will not directly affect us, but there will be an influence on the weather.

"A lot of the depressions over the country at this time of year originate from hurricanes, which lose their identity as they approach but can still produce strong wind and heavy rains."

The risk of flooding in Dublin has lessened, with rainfall in the east tomorrow not expected to exceed 25mm. But the midlands and west could get double this amount, making some flooding likely. The areas that were flooded in Dublin last Friday were hit with between 40mm and 55mm of rain in one day.

Hanna caused widespread destruction and killed more than 500 people when it made landfall on the Caribbean island of Haiti.

ravaging

Meanwhile, Hurricane Ike roared down Cuba's spine and towards the island's densely populated capital of fragile historic buildings after ravaging homes, forcing 1.2 million people to evacuate and killing at least four.

US residents from Florida to Texas are now braced for Ike's next hit.

Ike, which raked the Bahamas and worsened floods in Haiti that have killed at least 312 people, made landfall on eastern Cuba as a terrifying Category 3 hurricane, then weakened as it ran along the length of the Caribbean's largest island.

- Andrew Phelan

squonk

'Deadly storm' - I'll give Mr. Phelan a 10 for hyperbole and dramatic overstatement!

Christ if that's what they're writing about the remenants of Hanna, I'd hat to see what's being published on the social partnership talks

M.T. Cranium

I think this may be a slightly better forecast than the January sensation that promised weeks of arctic cold, blizzards and a mean January temperature of -1 C for England. Actually it was 6.5, so within 90% of the possible range.

This hurricane forecast may get to within 80% as winds lash uninhabited parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland with fearsome 60 mph gusts that happen only once or twice a week most of the winter.

Be afraid, be slightly afraid. But it's going to be windy and wet for about two days, no doubt about that. Isn't this the standard climate now?