Hurricane Katia WARNING UK SCOTLAND IRELAND 80 MPH WINDS FLOODS

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Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to take the brunt of the storm, which could bring gusts strong enough to uproot trees, create widespread travel chaos and cause major damage to buildings.
The Met Office has issued an extreme weather alert, warning of floods and "phenomenal" ocean conditions.
Katia, a Category 1 hurricane, had been expected to hit US coastal regions but changed direction, with the 100-mile-wide storm bearing down on Britain, with torrential rain and 90mph winds.
Experts predict there may be only a slight easing of the gusts before it hits the UK.
Katia is expected to be the fiercest storm to hit the UK since Hurricane Gordon in 2006 and could last for several days.
large parts of Scotland and northern England along with most of Northern Ireland were issued with the severe weather warnings on Friday.
The only areas of the UK not thought to be under threat are the Midlands, the South West and South East.
A Met Office spokesman said: "The remains of Hurricane Katia are expected to come across the UK on Monday, bringing very windy weather.
"People should be aware of the risk of disruption to transport and the possibility of damage to trees and structures. There is uncertainty about its track and intensity and warning areas may be extended or upgraded.
"The best estimate is that northern and western parts are most at risk from very strong winds. But all areas could potentially see impacts of Katia, with wind gusts possibly up to 80mph.
"It is quite rare for us to be affected by a hurricane. It is maintaining a fair amount of its strength which is why we have issued weather warnings."
Britain has already been hit by heavy rain and gale-force winds this week, before Katia moved in across the Atlantic from the Caribbean. Experts say the predicted high winds could coincide with high tides.
MeteoGroup UK forecaster Michael Dukes said: "Inevitably with the remnants of a tropical storm there will be a risk of flash flooding.
"The hurricane is moving slowly and predictions show it will hit North-West Scotland by Monday. The exact track of Katia is difficult to predict and it may change over the next few days."
John Cangialosi, a US hurricane specialist, said that Katia would change from a tropical system to a larger storm once it was over open sea and was heading for Scotland.
He said: "It'll likely be a very big, significant weather system. It will evolve into a classic wintertime storm by the time it gets there."
The Environment Agency issued a low-risk flood warning for some coastal areas of England and Wales in the wake of the remains of Katia.
An spokesman for the agency said: "At present there is a low risk of flooding across the north coast of Wales and the north-west coast of England during Monday from strong to gale force winds, large waves and a surge which coincide with a period of spring tides.

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[fluffymole0913]

People need to stop making up bullshit about it being soft. If it's bad enough to almost cause a plane-crash then it's enough to worry about just slightly. Still, here in south London, the weather seems to have improved since Katia hit... Had clear skies for ages :)

[fluffymole0913]

@andygin Well those strong winds ended up killing two guys and hospitalising an 11 year old boy anyway...

[andygin]

Hurricane Katia did not hit UK or Eire and will not hit anywhere else. We were buffeted by high winds from the remnants only. Damaging gusts etc and very windy but like Uzzie101 said great for hanging out the washing.

[Uzzie101]

Monday was pretty windy, the clothes on the line dried real quick.

[musssicAb]

Ireland would get it the worst and we got it yesterday and it was like an other Irish winter day with a bit more wind...you all need to chill the fuck out

[Flaffen98]

@Lolracok2 These hard winds are taking of our electrecy sometimes, and it's dark and scary :/ Never been in a situation like this before Greetings for Sweden =)

[Lolracok2]

WAAAA nooo! Im scared Hurricane Katia will come to Lithuania :((

[LatviaRullz1]

im scared :[

[flyzapva]

Not much happened today but there are strong winds just now (SW Scotland)

[krislantijn]

Don't like this kind of rock 'n roll.