Met Office issues amber wind warning for south-west England as Storm Austen nears
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The Met Office has issued an amber wind warning for Storm Austen, which is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the UK. The storm is expected to move close to south-west England on Thursday night, with the strongest winds arriving early on Friday.
The warning covers Cornwall and parts of west Devon from 03:00 to 10:00 BST, with gusts of 60 to 70mph and up to 80mph on exposed coasts. Yellow warnings cover wider areas for wind, including southern England and south Wales, and for heavy rain in southern and eastern Scotland, where 20 to 40mm could fall and up to 80mm in some places.
- Cornwall and west Devon face an amber wind warning on Friday morning.
- Exposed coasts could see gusts of up to 80mph.
- Heavy rain in Scotland may bring flooding and travel disruption.
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Originally published by BBC Science as “Amber warning issued as Storm Austen threatens UK with strong winds and heavy rain”.