The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for Wirral as Storm Eunice approaches the UK.
The amber warning is in place on Friday, February 18 and there will be strong winds impacting the area.
The winds are expected to reach highs of 66mph on Friday throughout the day.
Some parts of the UK are under a rare red warning, particularly Wales and the South West.
#StormEunice will bring extremely strong #winds to much of the UK on #Friday, with dangerous conditions around the coasts 🌬️
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 17, 2022
Heavy #snow and blizzards will also affect some northern areas ❄️⚠️
Here's a look at the current warnings in place 👇
Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/AELue3IrTE
The Met Office said there is a risk of “flying debris resulting in danger to life” and “damage to buildings and homes, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down”.
What does an amber warning mean?
The amber warning means Storm Eunice may cause significant disruption due to extremely strong winds on Friday.
The Met Office says you can expect the following:
- There is a good chance that flying debris could result in a danger to life
- Damage to buildings and homes is likely, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down
- Roads, bridges and railway lines are likely to close, with delays and cancellations to bus, train, ferry services and flights
- There is a good chance that power cuts, possibly prolonged, could occur, perhaps affecting other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- Large waves are likely and beach material is likely to be thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties, and flooding of some coastal properties seems likely.
- It is likely there will be falling branches and some uprooted trees
Here is an hour-by-hour forecast for Wirral on Friday, February 18
6am
Chance of rain: 40%
Temperature: 8 degrees
Wind gust: 31mph
7am
Chance of rain: 30%
Temperature: 8 degrees
Wind gust: 30mph
8am
Chance of rain: 10%
Temperature: 7 degrees
Wind gust: 33mph
9am
Chance of rain: 40%
Temperature: 7 degrees
Wind gust: 39mph
10am
Chance of rain: 70%
Temperature: 7 degrees
Wind gust: 41mph
11am
Chance of rain: 90%
Temperature: 6 degrees
Wind gust: 55mph
12pm
Chance of rain: 60%
Temperature: 5 degrees
Wind gust: 66mph
1pm
Chance of rain: 50%
Temperature: 5 degrees
Wind gust: 64mph
2pm
Chance of rain: 20%
Temperature: 6 degrees
Wind gust: 63 mph
3pm
Chance of rain: 10%
Temperature: 5 degrees
Wind gust: 60mph
4pm
Chance of rain: 20%
Temperature: 5 degrees
Wind gust: 54mph
5pm
Chance of rain: 10%
Temperature: 5 degrees
Wind gust: 52mph
6pm
Chance of rain: 60%
Temperature: 4 degrees
Wind gust: 53mph
7pm
Chance of rain: 50%
Temperature: 4 degrees
Wind gust: 50mph
8pm
Chance of rain: 40%
Temperature: 4 degrees
Wind gust: 52mph
9pm
Chance of rain: 50%
Temperature: 4 degrees
Wind gust: 51mph
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