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Huge storm do to hit England on monday
Forecasters warned on Thursday that the most powerful storm in several years would batter the south coast on Monday, but have now expanded the alert as far north as the east and West Midlands.
Winds are expected to reach up to 80mph in mainland areas, while in Cornwall and along the south coast they could at times be even stronger.
The Met Office have issued this prediction for the storm (MET OFFICE)
Forecasters have claimed the storm, which is still forming over the Atlantic, could be of similar strength to the great storm of 1987 and the Burns Day Storm in 1990. Met Office senior forecaster Helen Chivers warned that winds could get up to 90mph and said the storm could be exceptional: "This is not a storm you see every winter.
"The storm of 1987 is one, and the Burns day storm in January 1990 is another."
Some gusts are likely to top 12 on the Beaufort Scale, a level of force which is equivalent to a hurricane, but winds will not stay consistently at this speed as they would in a real tropical storm.
The "amber alert" issued by the Met Office says the weather system is expected to arrive in the early hours of Monday and last until up to 9pm, with heavy rain also expected in western and central areas.
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Southern England and south Wales are on amber alert in anticipation of torrential rain and 80mph gales expected on Monday in what could be one of the worst storms since 1987.
"The storm is developing over the Atlantic and is likely to hit south-west England just after midnight on Monday morning and then track north-east across the country," Emma Compton, a Met Office forecaster, told the Observer yesterday. "We have three grades of warning – yellow, amber and red. Amber simply means 'be prepared'."
The Environment Agency has warned of widespread flooding caused by up to 25mm of rain in six hours. High winds could bring down trees, damage homes and buildings and bring power cuts and transport disruption during tomorrow morning's rush hour.
The exact timing and path of the storm is still uncertain. "It could sweep south into the Channel and miss us completely," added Compton. "Further satellite observations will make it clear when and where it will strike."
The weather front has been christened the St Jude Storm by forecasters. St Jude is the patron saint of lost causes, whose feast day falls on Monday.
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