{"id":111372,"date":"2025-08-03T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=111372"},"modified":"2025-08-03T13:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T12:30:25","slug":"storm-floris-met-office-warns-26-uk-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/storm-floris-met-office-warns-26-uk-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Floris Set to Hit: Met Office Warns 26 UK Cities of Power Cut Risk on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Met Office<\/strong> has issued a yellow weather warning as <strong>Storm Floris<\/strong> is set to bring fierce winds to northern parts of the UK from Monday morning through to early Tuesday. Up to 26 cities across <strong>Scotland, northern England, Wales and Northern Ireland<\/strong> are expected to be affected, with potential risks of power cuts, transport delays and damage to infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The alert, which runs from 6am Monday until 6am Tuesday, comes as forecasters warn of wind speeds reaching <strong>60-70 mph along exposed coasts and high ground<\/strong>, with inland gusts between <strong>40-50 mph<\/strong>. According to the Met Office, the storm could also produce even stronger winds in certain areas, creating hazardous conditions for residents and travellers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Storm Floris Set to Impact Power and Transport Networks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the<strong> Met Office<\/strong>, the yellow <a href=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/west-lancashire-weather-forecast-for-weekend\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"111288\">weather <\/a>alert covers all major Scottish cities as well as Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, York, Bradford, Sunderland, Bangor, Belfast and Londonderry\/Derry. The strongest winds are predicted to hit Scotland on Monday afternoon and evening, before gradually shifting eastwards overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have warned that <strong>power cuts <\/strong>are likely across the affected areas, with possible disruption to mobile networks and other essential services. In addition, road, rail, air and ferry travel could be delayed or cancelled. \u201cSome damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, could happen,\u201d the Met Office advisory states. \u201cInjuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local councils and emergency services are urging residents to take precautions, including securing outdoor items and avoiding unnecessary travel in high-risk zones. The Met Office has also advised <strong>households <\/strong>to prepare for potential outages by gathering torches, spare batteries and mobile phone power packs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Key Messages for Storm <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Floris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Floris<\/a><br>If you are in the affected area make sure to seek official guidance from your respective weather service. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rb0CVrmhqz\">pic.twitter.com\/rb0CVrmhqz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Weather Watcher (@WXWatcher07) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WXWatcher07\/status\/1951604576638926935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Uncertainty Over Storm Track Adds to Risks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While the yellow warning is firmly in place, forecasters note there remains \u201csome uncertainty\u201d regarding the precise depth and track of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/about-us\/news-and-media\/media-centre\/weather-and-climate-news\/2025\/amber-warning-issued-for-storm-floris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Storm Floris<\/a>. This means certain areas, especially <strong>exposed Scottish coastlines and high ground<\/strong>, may experience gusts of up to <strong>85 mph<\/strong>, according to the Met Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heavy rainfall is also expected to accompany the winds in some regions, which may heighten the risk of <strong>localised flooding and travel disruption<\/strong>. \u201cBe prepared for weather warnings to change quickly,\u201d the Met Office cautioned, urging the public to monitor live updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the uncertainty, the advice remains clear: residents and travellers in the warning zones should prepare for significant disruption. With strong winds expected to ease gradually in the west late Monday before moving east, the coming 24 hours will be critical in assessing the storm\u2019s full impact across the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Storm Floris is expected to bring severe weather across the UK, prompting a Met Office warning for 26 cities. High winds and heavy rain could lead to widespread power cuts and travel disruption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":111375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weather","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111372"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111376,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111372\/revisions\/111376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}