Kent towns left battered after storm
Towns all over Kent have been left reeling from a storm that brought gale-force winds, last night.
The storm, which brought wind speeds of up to 65mph in some areas, left train services in chaos, when two high speed trains were hit by falling trees. Elsewhere, fallen trees blocked the lines in Swanscombe and Gravesend.
INFO: Because of two of our High Speed train sets damaged by fallen trees last night, this mornings 05:20 Broadstairs to St Pancras via Faversham will be formed of 6 coaches instead of 12. pic.twitter.com/R3TYoB1H1H
— Southeastern (@Se_Railway) May 4, 2021
Meanwhile, there were complaints of power cuts and damage to property.
It was rather windy last night, not a hurricane you understand nor even a storm but rather blustery. As a result more than 100 power cuts occurred in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Do you think this reasonable, and is it this bad in other countries? I'd be very interested to have views
— Robert Philpot (@RobertPhilpot) May 4, 2021
A yellow weather warning had been issued by the Met Office previously, encompassing southern England. The winds were also joined by wet and cold conditions, and is expected to continue until later today.
Gusts to mid 50s mph expected overnight in our area. ⚠️MetOffice have a yellow warning in force for risk of disruption until 9am Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/jco9F0xX9q
— KentStormChasers (East) (@KentStormChaser) May 3, 2021
Shipping Forecast now warning SW Storm Force 10 in sea areas Thames & Dover with very high seas . #StayinPort #StormWarning #Kent #London #Harwich #Lowestoft #FOLKESTONE pic.twitter.com/8jlHQZwZbK
— SeahorseSam #maskup #DropNetZero #NoWoke (@trawlerhorse) May 3, 2021
It comes as April was marked as the coldest, but also the second sunniest, on record. The weather phenomena continued with the coldest May Day on record, with -5.8c recorded in Shap, Cumbria.
A storm from the Atlantic is also expected to hit the county today, with showers expected from 11am today. However, it will ease up, with tomorrow being a lot less turbulent.
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