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Storms, Britain, Northern France
We had heavy winds in Paris yesterday for about 2 hours, very gusty.
A friend said he saw some materials detached from roof tops. Earl ** January 12, 2004 Storm will pass by, but another is on the way BY PA NEWS Britain looks to set to escape a battering by severe gale force winds today, but another storm set to sweep parts of the country tonight will be worse than expected, forecasters said. A severe storm had been expected to hit southern England today, with forecasters originally predicting winds of up to 90mph and torrential rain. The storm is now expected to pass to the south of the country, with severe winds affecting the English Channel instead, according to Michael Dukes, of the PA WeatherCentre. He warned that this would provide only temporary respite however, as another storm forecast to hit tonight would be worse than feared. The Cunard shipping line has insisted however that Queen Mary 2, the world's biggest and most expensive cruise ship, would still set sail on her maiden voyage from Southampton at 5pm today, regardless of the weather. Mr Dukes said: "The storm [today] is going to track a bit further south than we expected, which means the strong winds will be in the English Channel and France, so we are missing them * which is good news for everybody. "It will not be as bad as we feared, but the next storm coming in tonight will be worse than we expected. There will be severe gales over southern Britain tonight. We could see gusts of 60-70mph across the south," he said. Mr Dukes added that the winds today were likely to reach only 50mph, but warned that they could be stronger along the coastline of the English Channel. South Wales and the South West of England would be worst affected by tonight's storm, he said. A spokesman for Cunard said that the only thing that could be affected on the QM2 by the weather was the scheduled firework display, which might have to be cancelled if the winds become too strong. The spokesman added that organisers were still expecting large crowds to see the liner set sail this afternoon. "She is built to go through the worst Atlantic storms," he said. "If she was a normal cruise ship there may be an impact, but the QM2 is constructed for this. "The only possible change there could be will be to the firework display to send her off." The Environment Agency has issued 29 flood watches * its lowest level of warning: 21 of which are in the South West, four in the Thames region, two in the Anglian region and two in the South. It has also issued a flood warning * the next most serious level * in the South West on the River Strat near Bude in Cornwall, from Bush to Helebridge. In the South West yesterday, a*tornado measuring hundreds of feet high raced along the Bristol Channel during a winter storm. Nigel Evans, a businessman, spotted a waterspout heading up the channel from the window of his home on Barry Island in south Wales. He rushed out to see the tornado lift sea spray 50ft into the air as it moved up the channel, before dissipating soon after it had touched dry land. "There was a couple of bits of thunder and lightning so I went to the window, looked outside and saw a tornado just touching down in the channel," he said. "Some people said it travelled for about 20 minutes." |
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Storms, Britain, Northern France
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:57:18 +0100, Earl Evleth
wrote: We had heavy winds in Paris yesterday for about 2 hours, very gusty. A friend said he saw some materials detached from roof tops. Earl Nigel Evans, a businessman, spotted a waterspout heading up the channel from the window of his home on Barry Island in south Wales. He rushed out to see the tornado lift sea spray 50ft into the air as it moved up the channel, before dissipating soon after it had touched dry land. Actually 2,000 ft at highest point according to article in "The Scotsman" "There was a couple of bits of thunder and lightning so I went to the window, looked outside and saw a tornado just touching down in the channel," he said. "Some people said it travelled for about 20 minutes." Winds last night/this morning up to 70 mph. Now breezy, chilly, but bright sunshine, terrific visibility. Keith Bristol UK |
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