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Next Atlantic Storm UK Bound
WORCESTER, England, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Following Monday's Atlantic storm system, which has bought coastal flooding and travel chaos to many areas in southern England, thoughts must now turn to the next storm system which will arrive across the UK overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday. The incoming storm system will be of a similar depth and intensity to Monday's, but will take a more northerly track, with it currently forecast to cross Scotland. This will mean that a wider area is susceptible to gales or severe gales, from Western Scotland right down to East Anglia. Paul Barber, senior forecaster for Netweather.tv explains, "As well as the more northerly track, another key difference with this system is that it is set to peak closer to the UK, whilst Monday's storm actually peaked further to the west of the country. Therefore the strongest winds are more likely to occur over the UK rather than out to sea." Netweather.tv are wary that some of the hype surrounding the storm on Monday may dull people's senses and lead to them ignoring warnings for Tuesday night into Wednesday. Paul Barber adds, "The storm during Monday has affected a relatively small slither of the UK, but has received widespread national attention and coverage. Those who haven't been affected may think that the next storm won't affect them either, but with it likely to affect a far wider area, we're advising everyone to keep track of the latest forecasts and heed any warnings that are issued for their area." Notes to Editors Established in 2003. with a hugely popular website and supplying weather forecasts and data to companies in many key sectors of industry, Netweather.tv are one of the UK's most trusted independent weather forecasting companies. http://www.netweather.tv
