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Wild and mild...70mph gales and hottest day of the year!
Daily Express
|April 08, 2024
STORMS packing 7Omph _ winds roared through parts of Britain yesterday as other areas basked in the hottest day of this year.
A Met Office danger-to-life warning was issued and extended to large areas of the UK over the next two days. Storm Kathleen, the 11th named one of the season, sparked frightening scenes, including passenger planes aborting landings.
Dozens of flights and ferries were also cancelled at the weekend..
Despite the stormy weather, a record 20.9C was recorded in Santon Downham, Norfolk, according to the Met Office making Saturday the hottest day of 2024 so far.
The Environment Agency put 127 flood and 20 flood alerts in place yesterday and there are multiple yellow wind and rain warnings around the country for tomorrow.
This story is from the April 08, 2024 edition of Daily Express.
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