Naming Storms What will winter 2015/16 bring? Keeping up to date - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Weather Warnings Mark Rogers, Met Office Advisor (Civil Contingencies)

Content • Keeping up to date with forecasts • Weather Warnings • Monitoring Flood Risk • Get Ready for Winter Campaign

• Naming Storms • What will winter 2015/16 bring?

Keeping up to date with forecasts

Keeping up to date with forecasts Importance of keeping up to date: • allows us to be proactive rather than reactive • gives us a early heads - up to what is coming • enables us to prepare and put plans into place

Keeping up to date with forecasts Sources of information App TV & Radio Website Social Media

Monitoring Weather Warnings

Monitoring Weather Warnings Met office TV App Website

Monitoring Weather Warnings Are you a CAT1 or 2 responder? If so, sign up to receive warnings through Hazard Manager (instructions available)

Monitoring Weather Warnings If you’re not sign up to receive warnings through the Met Office website

Understanding Warnings

Understanding Warnings Area covered

Understanding Warnings Issue and Validity time

Understanding Warnings Warning text

Understanding Warnings Chief Forecasters’ Assessment

Understanding Warnings Impact Matrix

Understanding Warnings - Considerations Location

Understanding Warnings - Considerations Time of year

Understanding Warnings - Considerations Time of day

Understanding Warnings - Likelihood Forecast Uncertainty

Understanding Warnings - Impacts Low Impacts

Understanding Warnings - Impacts Medium Impacts

Understanding Warnings - Impacts High Impacts

Understanding Warnings Yellow Warning – Be Aware • Access the latest weather forecast  • Expect some minor delays • Outdoor events may be disrupted or cancelled Examples: - Localised flooding of low - lying land - Some branches or trees brought down - Snow lying on roads and pavements but road network generally open

Understanding Warnings Amber Warning – Be prepared • Take precautions where possible • Access the latest weather  forecast • Some disruption to normal daily routines Examples: - Some flooding of property and transport links - Tree damage & minor structural damage - Widespread snow with a number of roads closed

Understanding Warnings Red Warning – Take Action • Remain Extra Vigilant  • Follow orders and any advice given by authorities • Access the latest weather forecast • Significant disruption to normal daily routines Examples: - Widespread flooding - Widespread structural damage - Widespread deep snow with many roads closed

Monitoring Flood Risk

Monitoring Flood risk Flood Risk map http://apps.environment - agency.gov.uk/flood/3days/125305.aspx

Monitoring Flood Warnings Flood Alerts and Warnings Flood Alerts & Warnings Live Flood Warning Map

Get Ready For Winter

Get Ready for Winter • A campaign by a partnership of over 20 agencies to help individuals, families and communities to prepare for winter and offer advice on what to do during severe weather. • Hosted on the Met Office website at http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/get - ready - for - winter

Get Ready for Winter Communities Practical steps you can take to support your community in preparing for winter weather. Keep warm, Keep well There are some practical steps that you can take to help keep you warm and healthy throughout the winter months. Protect my home There are certain practical steps that you can take to protect your home from winter weather. Travel Preparing for the impacts of severe weather on road, rail and air travel is not just the responsibility of the transport operators. We can all help to make their job easier when winter does its worst .

Naming Storms

Naming Storms • Pilot project with Met Éireann • Provide a single authoritative naming system for storms affecting the UK and Ireland • Help raise awareness of severe weather • Named when wind is likely to lead to medium or high impacts • Twitter campaign - # nameourstorms

Naming Storms Alphabetical – alternating male and female

Questions and Answers