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Bristol Post
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Oscar Dayus

Storm Eunice: what do red weather warnings actually mean?

Storm Eunice is about to batter Britain, including Bristol. Even if things seem okay out there right now, things are set to get a lot worse before the end of the week.

In a sign of the seriousness of the situation, the government has today called a Cobra meeting - the briefings held whenever there is a national or regional emergency in the country. The Met Office has issued a red warning for wind in the West Country on Friday, and an amber warning for the rest of the country. But what do those warnings mean, and when was the last time we had one here in the south west?

What do red weather warnings mean?

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