113MPH Winds Leave 79,000 Scotland Homes Without Power

Scotland battered by severe storm, winds gusting to 113mph

The storm has severely disrupted travel across the country, cutting power to more than 79,000 homes.

The UK Met Office has issued Yellow warnings for severe weather across multiple regions.

Regions affected by Yellow warnings:

Central, Tayside & Fife, East Midlands, Grampian, Highlands & Eilean Siar, North East England, North West England, Northern Ireland, Orkney & Shetland, SW Scotland, Lothian Borders, Strathclyde, West Midlands, Yorkshire & Humber

A total of 67 flood Warnings and Alerts are in force for Scotland, England and Wales, as of posting.

Gusts of 70mph are expected in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the Met Office has issued multiple warnings for snow, rain, high wind and ice.

FIRE-EARTH Event Alert – JAN 2015 (III)

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Fire-Earth Event Alert: JAN15 (III)

Details of the next Event Alert, JAN 2015 (III), will be broadcast on FIRE-EARTH Channels Friday, 9 January 2015 at the following times:

  13:32, 14:32, 15:32, 16:32, 18:32, 20:32, 21:32 and 22:32UTC.