Wednesday, November 18, 2015

UK:Second Severe Storm, Wild Weather

This one is 'Barney'. The other one, six days ago was 'Abigale' which had winds of over 100 mph.

University of Dundee image of Storm Barney's cloud system

Daily Mail Headlines:

Brace yourselves for an Arctic plunge! Temperature could drop below ZERO by the weekend as Barney blows over 80 ft tower while wreaking havoc across Britain

Trains disrupted today and homes crushed overnight as UK's second named storm brings powerful winds
80ft shopping centre sign blows over near Birmingham motorway and car is crushed in Greater Manchester
2,500 homes lose electricity in West Midlands while 6,000 in North and Mid Wales are also left without power
More to come today with 70mph winds and up to 0.8in of rain - while temperatures will plummet this weekend

By MARK DUELL FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 06:35 EST, 18 November 2015 | UPDATED: 13:46 EST, 18 November 2015

St Jude's storm in pictures: UK hit by hurricane-strength winds

The storm, called St Jude, brought the windiest weather to hit the UK since 1987

The St. Jude's Day Storm has brought extreme weather and hurricane-force winds to the UK, along with 144 flood alerts. Above, a man jumps over a fallen tree on his way to work in Islington, north London. If you have taken a photo of the storm please email it to mypic@telegraph.co.uk

Picture: REUTERS/Olivia Harris

Winds of over 80mph also cause widespread disruption to rail services, flights and ferry crossings

Thousands of homes were left without power in Wales, the Midlands and in southern and eastern England, while rail services were disrupted as Storm Barney struck Britain.

Barney – the second UK storm strong enough to be named...

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