Hurricane Kirk remnants to bring heavy wind and rain to UK
The weather is set to take a turn for the worse later this week when the remnants of Hurricane Kirk reach the UK.
Recent weeks have seen severe flooding across parts of England as wet weather left towns and villages cut off.
It now appears the rain and wind are likely to return due to a low-pressure system moving in from across the Atlantic.
While Kirk was a major hurricane as of Sunday, it is set to weaken over the next few days, “morphing into a more typical” low-pressure system, Sky News meteorologist Christopher England said.
By the time Kirk, or what is left of it, arrives in northwest Europe on Wednesday and Thursday it will be an ex-hurricane, but is still forecast to bring heavy rain and strong wind.
There is currently high uncertainty but if it meets the UK criteria for a storm, there is a chance it could be named Storm Kirk.
“The current track and intensity is still uncertain, but recent models suggest Kirk will run into northern France, bringing heavy rain and strong damaging winds, perhaps as far south as northern Spain,” Mr England said.
“There remains about a 15% chance of 50mm (2in) or so of rain over the southeast of England, and a lower chance of twice that, but this is all subject to change.”
The Met Office also didn’t rule out issuing weather warnings.
The projected path of Hurricane Kirk
Monday and Tuesday will bring a mix of sunshine and showers – the heaviest in the west – with conditions drier in the east, until the remnants of Kirk hit later in the week.
Rain could become “disruptive”, the Met Office said.
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There are currently five flood warnings in place and 26 flood alerts.
But Mr England pointed out that the areas currently at risk of flooding are outside the regions with the highest risk of heavy rainfall from Kirk.
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Northern Lights
Over the weekend, forecasters said there was a chance of seeing the Northern Lights in parts of the UK but it appears to have not shown as much as it did earlier this year.
The largest solar flare in seven years was emitted by the Sun on Thursday but it seemingly wasn’t as visible on Earth as many hoped.
Rain and clouds could have hampered viewing.
A man’s body has been recovered from an area of flooding in North Yorkshire, police have said, as major incidents have been declared in two counties.
The body was found near Intake Lane in Beal, close to Eggborough and Knottingley.
Police believe the man may have entered the water in the last 24 to 48 hours.
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North Yorkshire Police said: “Despite extensive enquiries, including with our colleagues in Humberside and West Yorkshire Police, we have been unable to identify him.
“He was found without any identification or personal belongings.”
The man was also described as white, in his early 50s to 60s, with light brown short hair and stubble.
He was wearing brown walking boots, blue denim jeans, a multicoloured knitted jumper and possibly a dark green waterproof coat, police added.
It comes after Leicestershire and Lincolnshire both declared a major incident in response to the extreme weather hitting the UK and Ireland.
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Leicestershire Fire and Rescue was the first emergency service in England to declare an incident and said it had received more than 200 calls since Monday morning over widespread flooding.
Crews had found cars stuck in floodwater and evacuated residents from flooded homes and rising waters, with some 17 people rescued as of 1.45pm.
The Lincolnshire Resilience Forum declared a major incident shortly after, and noted that emergency services had rescued children who were stranded at a school in Edenham.
Meanwhile, the Met Office has three yellow weather warnings – each for snow and ice – in effect throughout Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
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A warning covering the west and north coast of Scotland – reaching into Inverness and Aberdeen – will last until midday, while an alert in effect for all of Northern Ireland will last until 11am.
The Met Office has also issued a warning covering Wales and parts of northwest England on Monday evening, moving into southwest England, the Midlands and parts of southern England in the early hours of Tuesday.
On Wednesday, a yellow weather warning for snow is in effect across the south of England – stretching from just above Truro in Cornwall to Canterbury in Kent – from 9am to midnight.
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