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, and some trains to and from Hastings were disrupted due to signalling issues caused by lightning. In the south-west there were some reports of surface water flooding. There were reports of flooding in Flintshire, and across parts of the Wirral where some schools were forced to close. In the East
closures or partial blockages included parts of the M8 and M9. Rail routes disrupted by fallen trees and other obstructions included the West Coast Main Line as well as routes serving Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Inverness. The Tay Road Bridge was closed, and the Queensferry Crossing was closed to high-sided
feedback from both the Scottish and Northern Irish governments, specifically on the granularity and accuracy of the information we provided during the storm brought to us by ex-hurricane Ophelia. The Scottish administration was able to use our forecasts to measure how the new Queensferry bridge
Days of hail 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Case Study - Forth Road Bridge Constructors (FCBC) The FCBC team were aware of the challenges that weather brings to the existing bridge and approached us to support planning at the Queensferry Crossing, a vital link in Scotland’s road
0.0 0.0 0.0 Days of hail 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Case Study - Forth Road Bridge Constructors (FCBC) The FCBC team were aware of the challenges that weather brings to the existing bridge and approached us to support planning at the Queensferry Crossing, a vital link
hosted a Met Office Board meeting at their spectacular South Queensferry control centre, where we also met the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. We were also welcomed to Microsoft’s UK HQ in Paddington when we were joined by some of their leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers
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