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Weather WarningsMark Rogers, Met Office Advisor (Civil Contingencies)
Content
• Keeping up to date with forecasts
• Monitoring Weather Warnings
• Understanding Warnings
• Get Ready for Winter Campaign
• Naming Storms
Keeping up to date with forecasts
Keeping up to date with forecasts
Importance of keeping up to date:
• allows us to be proactive rather than reactive
• gives us a early heads-up to what is coming
• enables us to prepare and put plans into place
Keeping up to date with forecasts
Sources of information
TV & Radio
App
Website
Social Media
Monitoring Weather Warnings
TV Met office App
Website
Monitoring Weather Warnings
Monitoring Weather Warnings
Sign up to receive warnings through the Met Office website
Understanding Warnings
Understanding Warnings
Area covered
Issue and Validity time
Understanding Warnings
Warning text
Understanding Warnings
Chief Forecasters’Assessment
Understanding Warnings
Impact Matrix
Understanding Warnings
Understanding Warnings - Considerations
Location
Understanding Warnings - Considerations
Time of year
Understanding Warnings - Considerations
Time of day
Understanding Warnings - Likelihood
Forecast Uncertainty
Low Impacts
Understanding Warnings - Impacts
Medium Impacts
Understanding Warnings - Impacts
High Impacts
Understanding Warnings - Impacts
• Access the latest weather forecast
• Expect some minor delays
• Outdoor events may be disrupted or cancelled
Examples:- Localised flooding of low-lying land- Some branches or trees brought down- Snow lying on roads and pavements but road network generally open
Yellow Warning – Be Aware
Understanding Warnings
• Take precautions where possible
• Access the latest weather forecast
• Some disruption to normal daily routines
Examples:- Some flooding of property and transport links
- Tree damage & minor structural damage- Widespread snow with a number of roads closed
Amber Warning – Be prepared
Understanding Warnings
• Remain Extra Vigilant
• Follow orders and any advice given by authorities
• Access the latest weather forecast
• Significant disruption to normal daily routines
Examples:- Widespread flooding- Widespread structural damage - Widespread deep snow with many roads
closed
Red Warning – Take Action
Understanding Warnings
Get Ready For Winter
• A campaign by a partnership of over 20 agencies to help individuals, families and communities to prepare for winter and offer advice on what to do during severe weather.
• Hosted on the Met Office website at
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/get-ready-for-winter
Get Ready for Winter
CommunitiesPractical steps you can take to support your community in preparing for winter weather.
Get Ready for Winter
Keep warm, Keep wellThere are some practical steps that you can take to help keep you warm and healthy throughout the winter months.
Protect my homeThere are certain practical steps that you can take to protect your home from winter weather.
TravelPreparing for the impacts of severe weather on road, rail and air travel is not just the responsibility of the transport operators. We
can all help to make their job easier when winter does its worst.
Naming Storms
• Pilot project with Met Éireann
• Provide a single authoritative naming system for storms affecting the UK and Ireland
• Help raise awareness of severe weather
• Named when wind is likely to lead to medium or high impacts
• Twitter campaign - #nameourstorms
• Alphabetical – alternating male and female (starting with ‘Abigail’)
Naming Storms
Questions and Answers
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