Eunice doesn’t sound scary but the forecast for her arrival is wild. The Met Office has issued a rare ‘Red’ Weather Warning as Storm Eunice is forecast to bring extremely strong winds and disruption to the UK tomorrow, Friday 18th February.
The Red Weather Warning for wind covers southwest coastal areas of the UK, where the worst of the weather will see wind exceeding 90mph from early Friday morning. Further inland and within the wider Amber Warning area, gusts have the potential to still bring damage to properties for many, with 70-80mph gusts expected.
Snow is also on the forecast bringing high risk to motorists. On the flank of Storm Eunice, there’s a risk of snow in Northern Ireland, northern England and southern Scotland. A Yellow Warning has been issued for snow with possible blizzard conditions High ground being particularly at risk, with up to 20cm forecast in the Pennines.
Flood risk is high. The Environment Agency said: “Strong winds could bring coastal flooding to parts of the west, southwest and south coast of England, as well as the tidal River Severn, in the early hours of Friday morning. This is due to Storm Eunice resulting in high waves and potential storm surge coinciding with the start of a period of spring tides.’
“You can check your flood risk, sign up for free flood warnings and keep up to date with the latest situation at https://www.gov.uk/check-flood-risk, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 or follow @EnvAgency on Twitter for the latest flood updates.”
Please try to avoid driving if you can in either snow, sleet, high winds or floods. Whilst Acer Insurance will always do our utmost to handle motor claims arising from accidents in high weather, we prefer prevention. Similarly, you should take preventive action to minimise the risk of damage to homes and properties. We have all seen photos of trampolines which have taken flight and landed on railway lines or on cars and in other people’s gardens. Try to secure big items of furniture, bins, trampolines etc. We wish all our clients a safe 24 hours and hope your homes remain unscathed.
If you need to make a claim following a weather related incident, please do not hesitate to contact Acer Insurance.
Acer provide general insurance cover. We can supply homes and contents insurance, motor insurance, commercial premise and liability insurance. We are specialists in other areas of insurance e.g. chalet homes, caravans and flood damage. Please contact our friendly and experienced team if you require an insurance policy to protect you in the event of future weather risks: 01959 528435
