Storm Goretti live: danger to life warning as heavy rain, strong winds and snow batter UK

Red and amber weather warnings have been issued across the UK as Storm Goretti evolves into a ‘weather bomb’Heavy rain, strong winds and snow hit parts of the UK on Thursday as the “multi-hazard” Storm Goretti battered more exposed areas, caused travel disruption and saw red and amber weather warnings issued across the country.Storm Goretti, named by Meteo France, evolved into a “weather bomb”, bringing up to 30cm of snowfall in Wales and the Midlands as well as winds of up to 100mph (160km/h) across exposed hills and coastal areas.As that rain pushes its way and it hits against that cold air that we currently have across us … and so on the northern edge, we are likely to see some fairly significant snow as we go through later tomorrow and into Friday.Routes particularly around Birmingham across to Leicester and Nottingham will see particularly difficult driving conditions and consideration of the weather forecast should be taken before commencing journeys, with considerable delays possible. Continue reading...