Storm Ciaran to unleash hell this week with 90mph gusts to batter Brits

Storm Ciaran will carry a nightmare Halloween week because the 700 mile-wide Atlantic tempest will ship three inches of rain and extra flooding hell.

Ciaran – which means “the dark one” – will hammer the South on Wednesday night time and Thursday. Gales hitting 90mph are set to uproot bushes, down energy cables, block roads and disrupt rail and ferry providers and flights.

Other elements additionally face blustery winds and heavy downpours. Millions of trick-or-treaters will battle Halloween washouts tomorrow night within the South and Midlands.

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And Bonfire Night fireworks on the weekend are set to be a humid squib as winds and soakings hit.



Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Chris Almond mentioned flooding is a danger because the storm hits
(Image: Met Office)

The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze mentioned: “Halloween week weather looks like a fright fest.

“Stormy weather may well lead to damage with gusts up to 80 or 90mph and more floods.”

Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Chris Almond agreed and mentioned flooding is a danger.



Trick-or-treaters will battle Halloween washouts tomorrow night within the South and Midlands
(Image: Met Office)

He defined: “Winds associated with Storm Ciarán are likely to gust to 80mph along the south coast of England, with a small risk of somewhere exposed seeing 90mph, and winds could even gust up to 50 or 60 mph further inland.

“This deep low-pressure system may also carry heavy rain to a lot of the UK, however the heaviest rain is anticipated in southern and western areas with 20 to 25mm fairly extensively throughout the area however as much as 40 to 60mm doubtlessly over increased floor.

“Heavy and persistent rain will fall onto already saturated ground bringing a risk of further impacts such as flooding in areas that are already struggling to clean up from the heavy rainfall we have seen over the last week or so.”

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