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Storm and severe weather
Met Office warnings checked Wed 04 Nov, 00:24. Latest on the Met Office site
Warnings
No Met Office weather warnings are in force right now.
Before it arrives
- Bring in or tie down bins, garden furniture, trampolines and anything that could blow away.
- Charge phones and power banks; find torches and spare batteries. Avoid candles where you can.
- Save your power-cut number (105, or 03457 643643 in Northern Ireland).
- Check on neighbours and relatives who may need help, especially if they rely on powered equipment.
- Check travel before you go — delay journeys during the warning if you can.
- If flooding is possible, move valuables and medicines upstairs and know how to turn off gas, electricity and water.
During the storm
- Stay indoors, away from windows, if you can.
- Don't walk or drive near trees, the coast or flooded roads. Never drive through floodwater.
- Keep well away from fallen power lines and call 105 (NI: 03457 643643). Danger to life: 999.
- Never use a generator, barbecue or camping stove indoors.
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