Storm Caroline arrives (UK)

1,316 views · Published 7 December 2017 · 3:11 · Indexed 4 November 2026

Channel: Civil Disturbia · 2017 · News & Politics

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Rail and ferry travel has been disrupted and dozens of schools have been shut in Scotland due to Storm Caroline's strong winds.

The Met Office has amber "be prepared" and yellow "be aware" warnings in place for Thursday's storm for Scotland.

Yellow warnings have been issued for snow, ice and wind on Friday and Saturday for large parts of the UK.

Scotland's transport minister, Humza Yousaf, said the country faced "challenging conditions".

Warnings were issued earlier this week of winds reaching 90mph over parts of Scotland during the storm.

Mountaineering Scotland has reported gusts reaching 116mph on the summit of Cairn Gorm mountain in the Cairngorms.

The Met Office has updated its yellow warning for snow and ice on Thursday to include southern Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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