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THOUSANDS of phones have pinged with an Emergency Alert as a rare red weather warning was issued ahead of Storm Goretti. Brits on the South West coast have been warned 100mph wind could send
The UK faces a 'multi-hazard' weather event with a red warning for Storm Goretti bringing gusts over 100mph and heavy snow leading to avalanche alerts
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Red weather emergency alert to be sent to half a million phones in high risk areas
The Met Office has issued its most severe weather warning to half a million UK phones as Storm Goretti approaches the coast. The emergency alert was broadcast to mobile devices amid growing fears over the storm's potential impact this evening.
Met Office chief forecaster Neil Armstrong described Storm Goretti as a "multi-hazard event" with heavy rain, strong winds and snow. He said 5-10cm of snow is likely widely in Wales and the Midlands, with 15-25cm and a potential for up to 30cm in some areas.
Warnings in place covering most of the weekend as weather system continues to sweep UK
A mother and her children escaped a near lifeordeath situation after a tree fell onto their house in Cornwall during the strong winds brought by Storm Goretti. A large number of residents in Cornwall woke up to the devastation wreaked by Storm Goretti,