Severe weather warning as high winds expected to hit Rochdale
Date published: 01 June 2015
Severe weather felled a tree in Littleborough in October 2014
Winds reaching 50mph are forecast to hit Rochdale tonight (Monday 1 June) and tomorrow with the Met Office warning of the potential for disruption to transport and outdoor activities. Damage to some trees also seems likely.
The Met Office said: "An unseasonably windy spell is likely... later on Monday, overnight and well into Tuesday. An initial swathe of southerly gales accompanied by heavy rain will move east across many parts later on Monday, giving gusts of 40-50 mph widely but 60-70 mph across exposed Irish Sea and perhaps some English Channel coasts. Winds will become west or southwesterly on Tuesday, with further gusts to 40-50 mph more locally, before gradually easing later."
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