Re: Monday and Friday Lows

"Alan" <alan.skye@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:43739780$0$23281$db0fefd9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I must admit I am a little bemused over the Met Office reaction to thes
two
> Lows. For the one on Monday only a warning of severe gales a few hours
> before the event then a rushed warning of a storm about an hour before it
> hit!
> For the one this Friday, they issued an advanced warning of severe
weather
> 2 days before , updated each day although the severity (as yet) does not
> seem as pronounced as the storm on Monday.
>
> Alan

Just to follow up on Graeme's reply..

The current situation (AFAIK) is that early warnings are issued when the
event is expected to cause disruption over densely populated areas. Flash
warnings are issued nearer the event "when fixed weather thresholds are met"
regardless of location.

Worth noting that the national severe weather warning service (NSWS) is
under going some fairly close scrutiny at the moment and the above many
change in the future.

Jon.




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