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Storm Gladys: When next storm could hit UK after Dudley, Eunice and FranklinStorm Franklin battered the South West yesterday after Storm Eunice
By James Rodger
Imogen McGuckin
Senior Reporter
22 FEB 2022
22 FEB 2022
A couple are hit by a wave during strong winds on the promenade in Folkestone, Kent
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More unsettled weather could hit the UK this week, after the recent batterings from Storms Eunice and Franklin. If this next weather system becomes a storm, it will be named Storm Gladys by meteorologists.
According to forecasters, the system is well on its way. We had Storm Eunice on Friday, swiftly followed by Storm Franklin, and the region is still reeling from the high winds.
More heavy showers are expected today (Tuesday, February 22) with a band of cloud cover and rain in the north predicted too. Thursday is set to be "blustery", with some snow possible.
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Forecasters are expecting Thursday, February 24, to be the most likely day for another storm - but nothing is certain yet, Birmingham Live reports.
High winds are forecast for later in the week and should these winds get stronger, the Met Office could decide to name the system Storm Gladys.
Chief meteorologist at the Met Office, Andy Page, said: "A strong jet stream is driving weather systems across the North Atlantic with a succession of weather fronts moving into the UK bringing more wet and windy weather at times this week.
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"As Storm Franklin clears the UK and pushes into the near continent this afternoon, the windy conditions will gradually ease and showers become fewer, leaving some dry, sunny weather for many."
In the North and the North West, rain is expected tomorrow (Wednesday, February 23), bringing wind and a heavy band of torrential downpours. This could form into sleet or even snow on higher peaks and hills.
“This is the first time we have had three named storms within a week, and we started the storm naming system in 2015,” Met Office meteorologist Becky Mitchell said. We have had Dudley, Eunice and Franklin in recent days.
More unsettled weather could hit the UK this week, after the recent batterings from Storms Eunice and Franklin. If this next weather system becomes a storm, it will be named Storm Gladys by meteorologists.
According to forecasters, the system is well on its way. We had Storm Eunice on Friday, swiftly followed by Storm Franklin, and the region is still reeling from the high winds.
More heavy showers are expected today (Tuesday, February 22) with a band of cloud cover and rain in the north predicted too. Thursday is set to be "blustery", with some snow possible.
READ MORE: Storm Eunice leaves 5,000 Gloucestershire homes without power all weekend
Forecasters are expecting Thursday, February 24, to be the most likely day for another storm - but nothing is certain yet, Birmingham Live reports.
High winds are forecast for later in the week and should these winds get stronger, the Met Office could decide to name the system Storm Gladys.
Chief meteorologist at the Met Office, Andy Page, said: "A strong jet stream is driving weather systems across the North Atlantic with a succession of weather fronts moving into the UK bringing more wet and windy weather at times this week.
READ MORE: Woman's miracle Storm Eunice escape after tree lands on car
"As Storm Franklin clears the UK and pushes into the near continent this afternoon, the windy conditions will gradually ease and showers become fewer, leaving some dry, sunny weather for many."
In the North and the North West, rain is expected tomorrow (Wednesday, February 23), bringing wind and a heavy band of torrential downpours. This could form into sleet or even snow on higher peaks and hills.
“This is the first time we have had three named storms within a week, and we started the storm naming system in 2015,” Met Office meteorologist Becky Mitchell said. We have had Dudley, Eunice and Franklin in recent days.
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Alex Deakin said: "We still have a yellow weather warning in place as the system heads out into the North Sea. It is still going to be a windy afternoon - but not quite so windy."
The Met Office meteorologist added: "It will turn quite cold this evening, quite chilly and it will start to lift and by dawn, we will be well above freezing."
He added: "It will continue to be chopping and changing all week - and windy but not quite as stormy as recent days."
Alex Deakin said: "We still have a yellow weather warning in place as the system heads out into the North Sea. It is still going to be a windy afternoon - but not quite so windy."
The Met Office meteorologist added: "It will turn quite cold this evening, quite chilly and it will start to lift and by dawn, we will be well above freezing."
He added: "It will continue to be chopping and changing all week - and windy but not quite as stormy as recent days."
The next names on the storms list are Gladys, Herman, Imani, Jack, Kim, Logan, Meabh, Nasim, Olwen, Pol, Ruby, Sean, Tineke, Vergil and Willemien.
Formby beach: Nature reserve sand dunes blown away by storms
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Sand dunes at a nature reserve have been blown away by winds caused by recent storms, the National Trust said.
Sand on Formby beach in Merseyside was shifted as Storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin battered the UK in one week.
Sefton Council work with the trust to combat costal erosion and described the damage as "swift and incredible".
The National Trust said rangers were assessing the situation at the site, which is home to rare species of wildlife and conservation projects.
Formby beach has one of the fastest moving coastlines in the UK and storms can speed up the process of natural coastal change, the trust said.
The area is one of the last strongholds for rare natterjack toads and the rare northern tiger beetle, which is only found in Merseyside and Cumbria.
National Trust ranger Kate Martin said the storms would make the reserve's conservation work "more challenging".
The trust asked visitors to be mindful of wildlife as new dune cliffs form.
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Visitors at Formby beach have been asked to be mindful of wildlife as new sand dunes form
Sand dunes at a nature reserve have been blown away by winds caused by recent storms, the National Trust said.
Sand on Formby beach in Merseyside was shifted as Storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin battered the UK in one week.
Sefton Council work with the trust to combat costal erosion and described the damage as "swift and incredible".
The National Trust said rangers were assessing the situation at the site, which is home to rare species of wildlife and conservation projects.
Formby beach has one of the fastest moving coastlines in the UK and storms can speed up the process of natural coastal change, the trust said.
The area is one of the last strongholds for rare natterjack toads and the rare northern tiger beetle, which is only found in Merseyside and Cumbria.
National Trust ranger Kate Martin said the storms would make the reserve's conservation work "more challenging".
The trust asked visitors to be mindful of wildlife as new dune cliffs form.
The sand dunes are home to many rare species of wildlife and restoration projects
Michael Doran, who was walking on the beach on Monday evening, said the dunes had been "utterly destroyed".
"There must be at least 3 metres (9ft) of erosion with 1.8 metre (6ft) drops to the beach," he said.
Mr Doran added rubble was "everywhere" near the Victoria Road area.
Victoria Road car park has been closed and will not open until tree safety checks have been completed, the trust said.
Meanwhile Sefton Council said it remained "cautiously optimistic" about how the storm had impacted the recent Irish Sea oil pipe leak.
A spokesman said there were no confirmed cases of oil washed up on Sefton shores, but added the authority was closely monitoring the situation.
Michael Doran, who was walking on the beach on Monday evening, said the dunes had been "utterly destroyed".
"There must be at least 3 metres (9ft) of erosion with 1.8 metre (6ft) drops to the beach," he said.
Mr Doran added rubble was "everywhere" near the Victoria Road area.
Victoria Road car park has been closed and will not open until tree safety checks have been completed, the trust said.
Meanwhile Sefton Council said it remained "cautiously optimistic" about how the storm had impacted the recent Irish Sea oil pipe leak.
A spokesman said there were no confirmed cases of oil washed up on Sefton shores, but added the authority was closely monitoring the situation.
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