Cornwall braces for 75mph wind gusts as Storm Evert approaches UK
Winds of up to 75mph are set to lash parts of the South West as Storm Evert hits the UK on Thursday and Friday.
The Met Office said the newly named storm will bring “unseasonably strong winds and heavy rain”.
Warnings are in place for parts of the south of England and Wales, with warnings of possible damage to infrastructure and travel disruption.
#StormEvert has been named and is forecast to bring unseasonably strong winds and heavy rain to southern parts of the UK later today and into Friday #weatheraware pic.twitter.com/O75aWu2iLd
— Met Office (@metoffice) July 29, 2021
Forecasters announced Evert as the name for the storm on Thursday morning, advising the public to be “weather aware”.
They predicted some coastal and hilly areas will see wind gusts of between 45mph and 55mph, rising to 65-75mph gusts across Cornwall.
The naming of Storm Evert comes on the day the Government announced that more than £860 million is to be invested in flood prevention schemes across the UK over the next year.
