Storm Eunice: Pedestrians blown off their feet and down street during ‘danger to life’ gales
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice: Pedestrians blown off their feet and down street during ‘danger to life’ gales

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Footage on social media has shown pedestrians being swept off their feet and across roads in south London as ferocious winds tore through the capital. Videos online caputred commuters in Croydon being forced to the ground and tumbling down the streets by powerful gusts as Storm Eunice wreaked havoc across the UK. It comes after the London Fire Brigade declared a major incident in response to the volume of 999 calls being taken about Storm Eunice-related incidents. It follows reports of severe damage to London’s O2 Arena after gusts tore open parts of its dome as strong winds raged through the capital.

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Storm Jocelyn rumbles towards Britain: Menacing Met Office map shows how 80mph gales will rip across the country TOMORROW as 'danger to life' amber warnings are issued just a day after Isha chaos
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Storm Jocelyn rumbles towards Britain: Menacing Met Office map shows how 80mph gales will rip across the country TOMORROW as 'danger to life' amber warnings are issued just a day after Isha chaos

Daily Mail  

Storm Jocelyn will move 'rapidly' towards northwest of the UK in the next day A new Met Office map shows how 80mph gales will rip across the country tomorrow after 'danger to life' warnings were issued as Storm Jocelyn hits the UK. #StormIsha is moving away and now we turn our attention to #StormJocelyn Whilst still in the western Atlantic, …

Flood warnings as torrential rain and thunderstorms lash UK
2 years, 4 months ago

Flood warnings as torrential rain and thunderstorms lash UK

The Independent  

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UK weather latest: London's Victoria station floods amid 'danger to life' storm warning
2 years, 4 months ago

UK weather latest: London's Victoria station floods amid 'danger to life' storm warning

The Independent  

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Shift to working from home ‘saved lives’ during Storm Eunice
2 years, 10 months ago

Shift to working from home ‘saved lives’ during Storm Eunice

The Independent  

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Storm Eunice: Tributes to ‘devoted’ father killed by falling tree who died ‘in the line of duty’
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice: Tributes to ‘devoted’ father killed by falling tree who died ‘in the line of duty’

The Independent  

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13 dead as Storm Eunice hits power, transport in Europe
2 years, 10 months ago

13 dead as Storm Eunice hits power, transport in Europe

Hindustan Times  

Emergency crews Saturday battled to restore power to more than one million homes and businesses after Storm Eunice carved a deadly trail across Europe and left transport networks in disarray. Scientists said both storms packed a "sting jet", a rarely seen meteorological phenomenon borne out of an unusual confluence of pressure systems in the Atlantic that magnified the effects of …

Homes still without power as Storm Eunice clean-up could cost over £300m
2 years, 10 months ago

Homes still without power as Storm Eunice clean-up could cost over £300m

The Independent  

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Storm Eunice: Huge lorry topples on motorway in dramatic footage of 100mph storms
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice: Huge lorry topples on motorway in dramatic footage of 100mph storms

The Independent  

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Storm Eunice: Three dead in UK as woman and two men killed by trees and debris hitting cars
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice: Three dead in UK as woman and two men killed by trees and debris hitting cars

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Follow live: Four dead after Storm Eunice batters Britain and Ireland with 122mph winds High winds forced both the …

Storm damage clean-up begins as winds die down
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm damage clean-up begins as winds die down

NL Times  

Damage from Storm Eunice is being cleared from the roads, after Friday’s winds scattered them with traffic signs, branches and trees. Residents of six houses on Jacob Schorerstraat in Groningen were also evacuated Friday night because their roofs had blown off. Houses surrounding the Elandkerk in The Hague were also evacuated for a second time Friday night due to damages …

Storm Eunice overloads emergency and insurance company phone lines
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice overloads emergency and insurance company phone lines

NL Times  

Storm damage reports continue to flood insurance companies and many new reports are expected throughout Saturday. Insurance company Interpolis received 2,421 damage reports by 8 p.m. Friday, while the code red warning for Storm Eunice had not yet been lifted, AD reports. As of Friday evening, damage reported to insurance company Univé from the two storms over the past week …

Storm Eunice is another sign that Britain’s defences are inadequate
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice is another sign that Britain’s defences are inadequate

The Independent  

Like the trajectory of a flying wheelie bin across the sky, opinions about Britain’s freakish weather are flapping wildly in the national conversation. Indeed such an assertion doesn’t make much sense, either way, because climate change is a generalised, planet-wide phenomenon, and in that sense “causes” all kinds of weather, pleasant and otherwise. Britain’s weather is historically, mostly, predictable and …

Death toll rises to four, as storm Eunice moves into Groningen
2 years, 10 months ago

Death toll rises to four, as storm Eunice moves into Groningen

Dutch News  

The death toll in Friday’ storm had reached four by mid evening as winds of up to 145 kph hit coastal regions. Three people were killed by falling trees in the Amsterdam area and in Groningen a car driver died when their vehicle ploughed into a tree which had fallen across the road. Storm Eunice moved into northern coastal areas …

Death toll rises to four, as storm Eunice moves into Groningen
2 years, 10 months ago

Death toll rises to four, as storm Eunice moves into Groningen

Dutch News  

The death toll in Friday’ storm had reached four by mid evening as winds of up to 145 kph hit coastal regions. Three people were killed by falling trees in the Amsterdam area and in Groningen a car driver died when their vehicle ploughed into a tree which had fallen across the road. Storm Eunice moved into northern coastal areas …

Travel news - live: Flights cancelled and diverted across UK as Storm Eunice triggers red weather warning
2 years, 10 months ago

Travel news - live: Flights cancelled and diverted across UK as Storm Eunice triggers red weather warning

The Independent  

✕ Close Storm Eunice: Planes struggle to land at Heathrow Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Storm Eunice is causing UK-wide travel …

Storm Eunice: Owner ‘lucky’ after car crushed by falling bricks in London
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice: Owner ‘lucky’ after car crushed by falling bricks in London

The Independent  

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Storm Eunice claims first victim as man hit by falling tree in Ireland
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice claims first victim as man hit by falling tree in Ireland

The Independent  

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Storm Eunice: Planes buffeted by strong winds struggle to land as gales cause travel chaos
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice: Planes buffeted by strong winds struggle to land as gales cause travel chaos

The Independent  

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Watch live videos as Storm Eunice pummels South West England with gale force winds
2 years, 10 months ago

Watch live videos as Storm Eunice pummels South West England with gale force winds

The Independent  

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Storm Eunice latest: Red ‘danger to life’ warning issued for London and southeast as millions urged to stay at home
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice latest: Red ‘danger to life’ warning issued for London and southeast as millions urged to stay at home

The Independent  

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Storm Eunice makes landfall: 150 km/h gusts possible, Warnings to stay indoors
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice makes landfall: 150 km/h gusts possible, Warnings to stay indoors

NL Times  

The third winter storm of the year reached the coast of the Netherlands on Friday afternoon, bringing strong gusts of wind that measured as high as 123 km/h near Scheveningen around 2:50 p.m. Gusts could even reach up to 150 km/h at the northern coast in the most extreme situations between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., said Jaco van Wezel …

Storm Eunice blows off rooftops with highest wind speeds on record in England
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice blows off rooftops with highest wind speeds on record in England

CNN  

CNN — Storm Eunice tore down rooftops and trees, crushed cars and sent planes skidding on London’s runways as millions of people across the United Kingdom hunkered down at home to stay out of hurricane-strength winds. LIVE: Storm Eunice at London Heathrow Airport The video, on the Big Jet TV channel, was accompanied by comical commentary by presenter Jerry Dyer, …

Storm Eunice could rank as one of UK’s ‘most intense in decades’
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice could rank as one of UK’s ‘most intense in decades’

The Independent  

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Public urged to stay at home as Storm Eunice approaches
2 years, 10 months ago

Public urged to stay at home as Storm Eunice approaches

The Independent  

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Storm Eunice: Ireland braces for ‘high-impact, multi-hazard weather event’
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Eunice: Ireland braces for ‘high-impact, multi-hazard weather event’

The Independent  

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Government emergency committee meets to discuss response to Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice
2 years, 10 months ago

Government emergency committee meets to discuss response to Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice

The Independent  

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100mph Storm Eunice will likely be upgraded to a 'widespread danger to life' RED weather warning
2 years, 10 months ago

100mph Storm Eunice will likely be upgraded to a 'widespread danger to life' RED weather warning

Daily Mail  

Storm Eunice is set to pummel Britain with winds reaching 100mph tomorrow after Storm Dudley charged in from the Atlantic, leaving more than 14,000 homes without power and a trail of destruction in its wake. Network Rail engineers are assessing extensive damage caused by Storm Dudley near Kilwinning in Scotland overnight As the nation braces itself for Storm Eunice, a …

UK hit with power cuts and travel disruption ahead of incoming Storm Eunice
2 years, 10 months ago

UK hit with power cuts and travel disruption ahead of incoming Storm Eunice

The Independent  

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Storm Dudley brings 80mph winds and heavy rain — as Eunice threatens worse disruption
2 years, 10 months ago

Storm Dudley brings 80mph winds and heavy rain — as Eunice threatens worse disruption

The Independent  

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In Pictures: Winds whip up as UK faces back-to-back storms
2 years, 10 months ago

In Pictures: Winds whip up as UK faces back-to-back storms

The Independent  

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Storms will continue until THURSDAY with more thunder, lightning and flash downpours
3 years, 5 months ago

Storms will continue until THURSDAY with more thunder, lightning and flash downpours

Daily Mail  

Thunderstorms and flash downpours will continue until at least Thursday, the Met Office has warned after another night of flooding yesterday, with cars submerged in Yeovil and Tube stations forced to close while a London hospital cancelled surgeries and evacuated 100 inpatients. Pictured: A fire engine is seen outside the main entrance to Whipps Cross Hospital Barts Health NHS Trust …

London flooded in post-heatwave thunderstorms
3 years, 5 months ago

London flooded in post-heatwave thunderstorms

The Independent  

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UK weather forecast: Storm Diana expected to lash Britain with heavy rain and gales
6 years, 1 month ago

UK weather forecast: Storm Diana expected to lash Britain with heavy rain and gales

The Independent  

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'Danger to life' storm with flying debris will smash Britain TOMORROW
6 years, 7 months ago

'Danger to life' storm with flying debris will smash Britain TOMORROW

Daily Mail  

Parts of Britain could be hit by 70mph winds tomorrow as Storm Hector barrels in from the Atlantic Ocean - with forecasters warn flying debris could pose a 'danger to life'. Storm Hector is the eighth named storm of 2017/18 by the Met Office and Met Eireann, following Aileen last September, Brian last October, Caroline and Dylan last December, and …

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