Storm Eunice: Everything you need to know about the storm heading for Worthing

Storm Eunice is set to cause significant disruption in Worthing on Friday (February 18) due to extremely strong winds
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The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning in East and West Sussex starting at 5am, stating there is a 'good chance' that flying debris could result in loss of life. At the peak of the storm in early afternoon, gusts are forecast to rise to in excess of 70mph in inland areas and up to 80mph in coastal locations, before receding by evening.

Motorists are being urged by the National Highways to ‘take extra care’ and ‘consider if their journey is necessary’.The Met Office also suggested that residents should expect damage to buildings and homes, roads and railway lines to close and cancellations to bus, train, ferry services and flights.

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At the peak of the storm in early afternoon, gusts are forecast to rise to in excess of 70mph in inland areas and up to 80mph in coastal locations, before receding by evening.At the peak of the storm in early afternoon, gusts are forecast to rise to in excess of 70mph in inland areas and up to 80mph in coastal locations, before receding by evening.
At the peak of the storm in early afternoon, gusts are forecast to rise to in excess of 70mph in inland areas and up to 80mph in coastal locations, before receding by evening.

The energy company said the upgrade in status reflects the potential for gale force winds to cause widespread disruption and damage to electricity infrastructure across our southern operating area.

In advance of the severe weather, SSEN announced it was both increasing and moving additional resources to key locations in anticipation of any potential damage.

Richard Gough, Director of Distribution System Operations at SSEN, said: "We have been monitoring Storm Eunice for a number of days, including tracking the predicted path and intensity of the storm as it reaches landfall. Although it is forecast to be relatively short in duration, the wind gusts associated with the weather front are significant and widespread disruption to power supplies is likely across our operating region.

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“We’d like to reassure our customers that we are making every preparation for the arrival of this significant weather front and we have allocated teams of engineers to locations expected to experience the worst of the weather conditions, to ensure we are ready to respond as soon as it’s safe to do so.

“Customers on our Priority Services Register are being contacted proactively, but I’d encourage anyone with serious health concerns about potential disruption to power supplies to give our dedicated teams a call on 105, where additional support and guidance can be given to help you prepare.”

Southern Rail has advised commuters to not travel on Thameslink and Great Northern routes north of London on Friday.

For services between Horsham and London, Thameslink trains will only run as far north as London Blackfriars. Southern services will continue to run, but the rail operator has warned that passengers may be delayed during their journeys.

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Southern Rail also announced fewer trains will run between Brighton and Lewes. And Trains which usually run between London and Ore will only run between London Bridge and Eastbourne, so passengers will need to change at Eastbourne to complete journeys.

Direct trains between Brighton and Southampton Central will also not run, with customers needing to change at Barnham or Littlehampton to complete journeys on this route.

The rail company has said commuters should consider if their journey is really necessary and avoid travelling if you don't need to. Southern rail also said tickets for Friday will be valid for today, Thursday (February 17).

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