UK weather forecast - 500 mile-wide ‘beast’ Hurricane Lorenzo to strike Britain and Ireland today with 90mph g - The Sun, Thesun.co.uk

HURRICANE Lorenzo is set to hit Britain and Ireland with 90 mph gales, 18 ft waves and surging floods today.

The colossal 500 mile-wide storm–dubbed a “real beast” by the Met Office–has been dramatically laid bare on weather maps.

A satellite image showing the massive storm heading for the British Isles

Hurricane Lorenzo has just hit the Azores islands, in Azores, PortugalCredit: Reuters

US National Hurricane Centre imagery of Hurricane Lorenzo — US National Hurricane Center imagery of Hurricane Lorenzo

This morning will see gusts of up to 90 mph in Ireland’s west and 60 mph in Northern Ireland, with 65 mph gusts battering England’s South-West today.

Other parts will be blustery.

Lorenzo’swaves, which reached 70 ft near the Azores, are due to reach 32 ft just off the coast of Ireland, and 18 ft England’s South-West coasts and western Scotland’s coasts, a magicseaweed map showed.

Downpours will hit most.

The Environment Agency said: “Flooding from surface water and rivers is possible across Wales, the Midlands and North. Coastal or tidal flooding is possible on coasts of south Wales and south-west England. ”

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS

Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “Lorenzo could approach Ireland with hurricane-force winds.

“Gusts of 80 mph or more are suggested on Ireland’s west coast, 65 mph on England’s south-west coasts, and 60 mph on Northern Ireland’s coasts.

“Warnings have been issued so people should stay weather-aware.”

A Met Office forecaster added: “Lorenzo will also bring a spell of heavy rain to much of the UK mainly today into Friday.

“Keep an eye out for any warnings which may be issued in your area.”

The Azores islands, in Azores, Portugal, have taken the brunt of the stormCredit: AP: Associated Press

A group of people sweeps away water from their flooded house in Horta, in the Portuguese island of FaialCredit: AP: Associated Press

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Met Office forecaster Steven Keates earlier said: “Lorenzo is a real beast of a storm.”

Lorenzo, which was a maximum Category 5 storm before hitting the Azores, is the strongest hurricane ever recorded so close to Europe.

The Met Office said: “The National Hurricane Center has confirmed Hurricane Lorenzo is the strongest on record this far north and east in the Atlantic.”

Winter’s first snow hit Scotland on Tuesday, with a covering on Cairngorm, Highland as polar winds blew in.

Snow expert and author Iain Cameron said: “We’ve had the first fresh snowfall of the season.”

Debris scattered across the Portuguese island of Faial today from Hurricane LorenzoCredit: AP: Associated Press

Hurricane Lorenzo passed the Portuguese island of Faial today, bringing rain and and massive wavesCredit: AP: Associated Press

Met Office explains how Hurricane Lorenzo could impact UK weather

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