Storm Eunice: Wave watchers urged to remain at home by expert
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Wave watchers have been urged to listen to emergency services and stay at home today as Storm Eunice batters the UK coastline. Roy Stokes, from the Environment Agency, called out any thrill-seekers who were thinking of venturing out for a photograph of the waves or to witness the impact of Storm Eunice. Speaking to BBC Breakfast this morning, Mr Stokes told Naga Munchetty that such a move would be “the most stupid thing you can do” as extreme winds lash the country.
This comes as the Met Office has issued a second rare red weather warning to cover London, and southeast and east England.
A red warning – meaning there is a danger to life from flying debris – already covers parts of southwest England, including Devon and Cornwall, and south Wales.
Mr Stokes said: “The worst possible thing you can do is go anywhere near these waves.
“I know people like to go and get photos – it’s a dramatic scene.”
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He continued: “But it is far safer to watch it on your screen at home.
“It’s the most stupid thing you can do.”
The Environment Agency official said that Storm Eunice is “like nothing we have seen before” as ten severe flood warnings were issued across the UK.
He also urged viewers not to drive through standing water, as he pointed out that “30cm of water can sweep your car away”.
Storm Eunice hits the UK with strong winds and snow
Mr Stokes said that the “worst-case scenario” would be if “the high winds and spring winds break the flood defences”.
The Government confirmed today that they will hold a second emergency Cobra meeting later to discuss its response to Storm Eunice.
The red warning has prompted Transport for Wales to cancel all trains across the country for the first time ever.
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Hundreds of schools have also been closed down across the country, including in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and Bristol.
BBC Weather said it “could well be one of the worst storms in three decades”.
Elsewhere in the country, significant snow is falling across parts of northern England and Scotland.
Storm Eunice follows Storm Dudley which hit on Wednesday and left around 14,000 people without power.
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