Where is Hurricane Lorenzo now? Latest path and updates as category five storm heads towards UK
HURRICANE Lorenzo has reached speeds of 155mph as it moves across the Atlantic, setting a record for the strongest ever to make it so far east.
With the storm heading on a path towards the UK, here’s what you need to know about what its impact will be.
What’s the latest on Lorenzo?
The US National Hurricane Centre said that the storm is moving north towards the Azores, the Portuguese island chain.
Lorenzo has been continuing on its northern path after being declared by experts as “the strongest hurricane east of 45 degrees west longitude in the Atlantic on record”, says the NHC.
Its quick growth was also rare for Atlantic hurricanes, which usually gain intensity further west.
When will it hit the UK?
According to the Met Office the tail end of the storm is expected to reach the UK on Thursday.
The tail-end of 600-mile wide Lorenzo will batter Britain with 150mm of rain – with the Met Office branding the storm a “real beast.”
A wild week of weather is predicted, with floods expected and up to 6in of rain continuing in parts of the country today.
The Met Office has now issued three days of yellow ‘danger to life warnings’ with more than 186 flood alerts across parts of England and Wales.
Met Office forecaster Steven Keates said: “Lorenzo is a real beast of a storm.
“It will be one of Europe’s strongest ever tropical storms, as the Azores are part of Europe.
“After reaching the Azores on Tuesday, Lorenzo is expected to move to the UK by Thursday – bringing a couple of days with potentially worse conditions than this weekend.
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“There are scenarios from gales to storm-force 70mph-plus gusts, but there’s uncertainty.
“Big waves and heavy rain are likely, with the west most likely to be affected.
“Before then, five or six inches’ rain will fall between Saturday and Tuesday in the wettest places.”
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