Hurricane Ophelia set to lash Britain with 70mph winds
Channel: Civil Disturbia
Date: 2017-10-13

Hurricane Ophelia is crossing the Atlantic Ocean and could bring wet weather and gusts of up to 70mph when it hits Britain's shores.

The tropical storm was named a hurricane overnight and the US National Hurricane Centre has warned it could strengthen over the coming days.

The remnants of Ophelia look set to reach the UK on Monday, with unsettled weather expected to cause disruption, the Met Office said.

The west of the country will see the worst of the weather, with winds of between 60mph and 70mph forecast.

It will coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Great Storm of 1987, which hit southern England overnight on October 15. The storm caused damage estimated at £1 billion and claimed 18 lives.

SOURCE: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/12/uk-weather-britain-set-lashed-70mph-winds-hurricane-ophelia/