Met Office issues 21 hour 'protect property' warning as third storm approaches UK - 42 areas at risk

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A third storm appears to be on its way towards the UK and could develop into a "significant" weather phenomenon over the next 48 hours. Storm Chloe could batter the country a lot sooner than some may have hoped or expected, following a weekend of torrential rain, flooding and "damaging gusts" brough by Storm Austen and its much stronger successor, Storm Boelo . The next storm, as per the alphabetical names released by the Met Office , Met Éireann in Ireland and KNMI in the Netherlands, will be called Storm Chloe.

Cathal Nolan of Ireland's Weather Channel said in his latest forecast that this could hit the region soon, Dublin Live reports . He explained: "The next storm depression is already winding itself up... and it is expected to develop into another significant storm over the next 48 hours. [...] So while we will see some strong and gusty winds through tomorrow Monday accompanied by spells of heavy rain, it's not going to be quite as intense, certainly not as Storm Boulo, which was certainly the strongest of the two storms we've had so far."

He added: "If this is to be named a storm as we go through tomorrow and into Tuesday, it's likely to be named by the UK Met Office. The very strongest of the winds will be across the northwest of Scotland. If it is to be named a storm it will be of course called Storm Chloe. And otherwise, beyond that it looks like our weather actually settles down." Storm Austen and Storm Boelo brought a number of weather warnings across the UK. Six of them were in place, with some of them still in force at the time of writing, over the weekend, including an amber warning for wind.

The heavy rain and strong winds have made a significant impact across the country, leading to damaged buildings, flooding, thousands being left without power, and severe public transport disruption. The last of the weather warnings are set to expire at 9pm today but another yellow warning for wind will come into force at 3am on Tuesday, remaining in place until midnight. This will affect Scotland, northeastern Northern Ireland and some parts of northern England.

The Met Office has once again warned of "damaging gusts" and transport disruption, with winds expected to exceed 70mph. The UK forecaster has not yet commented on the possibility of Storm Chloe developing in the coming days. Durham Gateshead Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Northumberland South Tyneside Sunderland Cumbria County Antrim County Down County Londonderry Angus Clackmannanshire Dundee Falkirk Fife Perth and Kinross Stirling Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Moray Na h-Eilea Orkney Islands Argyll and Bute East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Renfrewshire Glasgow Inverclyde North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Renfrewshire South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire West Dunbartonshire Dumfries and Galloway East Lothian Edinburgh Midlothian Council Scottish Borders West Lothian Na h-Eileanan Siar Highland

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What we found (2)

The Mirror reports a weekend of torrential rain, flooding, power cuts and damaged buildings from two storms, plus a new wind warning, but never tells its reader that warming makes heavy rainfall like this more frequent and severe. Its headline also states as fact that a third storm is approaching, when the body says only that one 'appears' to be on its way and that the Met Office has not commented.

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“as third storm approaches UK”
Why this matters
The headline states flatly that a third storm "approaches UK" and ties it to a Met Office warning.
The impression it gives
A reader believes the Met Office has confirmed a third named storm is on its way and has issued a warning for it.
The context
The body says a third storm only "appears to be" coming. An Irish forecaster said "If this is to be named a storm", and the article admits the Met Office has not commented on Storm Chloe at all. The warning is a yellow wind warning, not a warning for a named third storm.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“has not yet commented on the possibility of Storm Chloe developing”
- Elsewhere in the article“If this is to be named a storm”
- Elsewhere in the article“A third storm appears to be on its way”
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Written straight
Met Office issues 21-hour wind warning for 42 areas as forecasters say a third storm could form.
Leaves out the climate link
Minor
“a weekend of torrential rain, flooding and "damaging gusts"”
Why this matters
The words "torrential rain, flooding" describe an extreme rainfall event as plain weather, with nothing on what is driving such events.
The impression it gives
A reader comes away thinking the weekend's torrential rain and flooding were simply bad luck with the weather.
The context
Human-caused warming has made heavy rainfall more frequent and more severe. The article contains no word on climate or warming anywhere.
How we know
- On the recordThat warming has made hot extremes, heavy rainfall, agricultural and ecological drought, fire weather and intense tropical cyclones more frequent or more severe.ipcc.ch (opens in a new tab)
- Checked against the whole articleIt never uses the words “climate” and “warming”.
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“leading to damaged buildings, flooding, thousands being left without power, and severe public transport disruption”
Why this matters
This sentence lists the harm the rain did: flooding, damaged buildings and power cuts. It still gives no hint that warming is loading the dice.
The impression it gives
The reader learns the damage was real and widespread, yet takes it as an isolated event with no wider cause.
The context
Warming has made heavy rainfall events like this more frequent or more severe. A single short line saying so would have been enough, and the article gives none.
How we know
- On the recordThat warming has made hot extremes, heavy rainfall, agricultural and ecological drought, fire weather and intense tropical cyclones more frequent or more severe.ipcc.ch (opens in a new tab)
- Checked against the whole articleIt never uses the words “warming”.
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