"Heavy rain, strong winds and snow hit parts of the UK on Thursday as the multi-hazard Storm Goretti battered more exposed areas, caused travel disruption and saw red and amber weather warnings issued across the country. Storm Goretti, named by Meteo France, evolved into a weather bomb, bringing up to 30cm of snowfall in Wales and the Midlands as well as winds of up to 100mph (160km/h) across exposed hills and coastal areas."
"Amber weather warnings had been issued across the UK on Thursday with Storm Goretti expected to bring a potential risk to life in parts of the country, but a rare red warning for dangerous, stormy winds was issued by the Met Office later for south-west England. The warning, from 4pm until 11pm on Thursday, saw violent gusts over two to three hours hit parts of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly."
"The Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said the storm would mean wet, windy and wintry weather in parts of the UK. He said Goretti would bring some strong winds and some significant snow to central and perhaps southern parts. He added: As that rain pushes its way and it hits against that cold air that we currently have across us and so on the northern edge, we are likely to see some fairly significant snow as we go through later tomorrow and into Friday."
More than 50,000 properties were without power in the South West on Thursday evening, with about 9,000 in the West Midlands and 2,000 in Wales. Heavy rain, strong winds and snow from Storm Goretti caused travel disruption across exposed areas. The Met Office issued amber warnings nationwide and a rare red warning for south-west England for violent gusts between 16:00 and 23:00. Storm Goretti intensified into a weather bomb, producing up to 30cm of snow in Wales and the Midlands and gusts up to 100mph on exposed hills and coasts. Yellow warnings covered Scotland and Northern Ireland, with severe snow and icy conditions forecast.
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