Red and amber weather warnings in UK as Storm Goretti evolves into ‘weather bomb’
by Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#72NZC)
Up to 30cm of snow expected in Wales and Midlands with winds of up to 100mph across exposed hills and coastal areas
Red and amber weather warnings have been issued across the UK as Storm Goretti evolves into a weather bomb" expected to bring up to 30cm of snowfall in Wales and the Midlands as well as winds of up to 100mph (160km/h) across exposed hills and coastal areas.
The Met Office on Thursday described Goretti, the first named storm of 2026, as a multi-hazard event" with heavy rain, strong winds and snow, set to be more powerful than Storm Ciaran in 2023 and the Great Storm of 1987.
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