Strong winds forecast for East Lancashire

1:01pm Wednesday 30th January 2013 in News

STRONG winds are forecast for East Lancashire today with gusts reaching up to 28mph.

The Met Office has issued a yellow alert, which warns people to be aware.

There is the potential for some minor disruption to travel, particularly for high-sided vehicles and drivers are being asked to take extra care.

Winds will be increasing through today to become very gusty, particularly near heavy showers.

 

Comments (3)

1:31pm Wed 30 Jan 13

burner says...

GUSTS of 26mph ?? !! Not 80 mph , as predicted for the Northern Isles? 26 mph won't be blowing a feather around. 26 mph is the average wind speed. Did ANYONE at LT get any sort of education? If they did . . . well, blow me down !
GUSTS of 26mph ?? !! Not 80 mph , as predicted for the Northern Isles? 26 mph won't be blowing a feather around. 26 mph is the average wind speed. Did ANYONE at LT get any sort of education? If they did . . . well, blow me down ! burner

2:49pm Wed 30 Jan 13

Lancylad says...

burner wrote:
GUSTS of 26mph ?? !! Not 80 mph , as predicted for the Northern Isles? 26 mph won't be blowing a feather around. 26 mph is the average wind speed. Did ANYONE at LT get any sort of education? If they did . . . well, blow me down !
You do the LT a disservice, burner. They say 28mph. The additional 2 mph could make all the difference when it comes to matters pertaining to the blowing around of feathers.
[quote][p][bold]burner[/bold] wrote: GUSTS of 26mph ?? !! Not 80 mph , as predicted for the Northern Isles? 26 mph won't be blowing a feather around. 26 mph is the average wind speed. Did ANYONE at LT get any sort of education? If they did . . . well, blow me down ![/p][/quote]You do the LT a disservice, burner. They say 28mph. The additional 2 mph could make all the difference when it comes to matters pertaining to the blowing around of feathers. Lancylad

3:49pm Wed 30 Jan 13

burner says...

I got the 26 mph from the Lt weather site.
I got the 26 mph from the Lt weather site. burner

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