Severe Weather in the UK

Severe Weather hits the UK

The weather in the UK has become terribly windy. Gail force winds and rain affected roads, air
travel, rail and nearly every kind of transportation. About 12,000 homes are without electricity
and it is said that on Tuesday the flood will increase. More then 41 flights from Heathrow airport
have been cancelled and 14 flood warnings have been spread across the UK causing travel
desruption and power cuts. A wind speed of 82 mph was recorded in Swansea and South Devon.
Parts of England and Scotland have been hit by snowfall as well as high winds with
snow ploughs needed to keep some roads open. The high wind has caused sonsiderable damage,
blowing off garage roofs, and flooding city’s and towns that are by the coast.


My Opinion:

People think of wind as something that cools you off when the sun is hot or gives you chills in
the cold. Gail winds can be very deadly and can actually blow a house right out of the ground.
Thers is nothing much people can do when there is strong wind except to stay safe and wait until
it calms down. This is all part of mother nature. I just hope that the weather calms down and
nobody else gets hurt until things settle down.



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