Posted: Tue 12th Nov 2019

Met Office weather warning for strong winds in Flintshire this morning

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Tuesday, Nov 12th, 2019

The Met Office has a  yellow alert in place this morning with a warning of strong winds in Flintshire. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Winds of up to 65mph are forecast to hit the North Wales coast. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The Met Office warning, which is in force between 5am and 10am on Tuesday states: ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“A short spell of very strong winds is likely around coasts during Tuesday morning’s busy travel period.”  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

What to expect

  • Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely
  • Probably some bus and train services affected, with some journeys taking longer
  • Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely
  • It’s likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities affected by spray and/or large waves

The warning goes onto to says: “very gusty winds are likely on Tuesday morning in association with heavy rain over the North Wales coast and around Liverpool Bay. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Gusts of 55 to 65 mph are possible in places. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The strongest winds will be relatively short lived but will affect the area during Tuesday morning’s busy travel period. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The winds will then ease from the north later on Tuesday morning.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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