"Storm Goretti is expected to bring a wintry blast to the United Kingdom on Friday, according to British weather authorities. The UK's nationwide meteorological service, the Met Office, said parts of the UK will see as much as 30 centimeters (almost 12 inches) of snow. Winds of up to 160 kilometers (99 miles) per hour are also in the forecast."
"The Met Office went as far as issuing a rare red warning for southwest England with "violent gusts" lashing the city of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. A red warning signifies that dangerous conditions are expected and people in the affected area should take immediate action for their safety. The BBC has described the Storm Goretti system as a "weather bomb" a storm that develops rapidly, with air pressure plunging at its center."
"The A1 highway near Izel-les-Equerchin in northern France experienced a traffic jam on Wednesday as Goretti took its toll Image: Pierre Beauvillain/AFP One hundred flights were canceled at France's major Charles de Gaulle airport on Wednesday, with Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport also annulling thousands of routes in recent days. Public buses had been suspended in Paris on Wednesday with vehicles such as trucks banned from the roads of northern and western France due to snow and ice in the forecast."
Storm Goretti is forecast to hit the United Kingdom on Friday with heavy snow, strong winds and heavy rain in some areas. The Met Office said parts of the UK could receive as much as 30 centimeters of snow and winds up to 160 kilometers per hour. A rare red warning was issued for southwest England, with violent gusts expected to lash Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Met Office Chief Forecaster Neil Armstrong said the event is multi-hazard with major impacts from snow in Wales and the Midlands and very strong winds in the far southwest. The system already brought snow, traffic disruption and flight cancellations across France and the Netherlands.
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