Amber Extreme Heat Warning For Yorkshire Coast Extended as Red Warning Issued Inland

Friday, 15 July 2022 10:58

By Matthew Pells

The Met Office say the hottest days are now expected to be on Monday and Tuesday

Forecasters say the Amber Warning for the Yorkshire Coast has now been extended into Tuesday, with the emphasis on the peak of the hot spell shifted to Monday/Tuesday.

The Met office say the hot spell is likely to develop from Sunday, leading to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure.

Further inland the Met Office have issued a Red Extreme Heat Warning for the first time.

The Met Office has said the warnings mean "adverse health effects" may be experienced and will not be limited to "those most vulnerable to extreme heat".

They added the weather could also lead to "serious illness or danger to life".

Population-wide adverse health effects are likely to be experienced, not limited to those most vulnerable to extreme heat, leading to potential serious illness or danger to life.

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The Met Office are warning that on the Yorkshire Coast:

Substantial changes in working practices and daily routines likely to be required
Significantly more people are likely to visit coastal areas, lakes and rivers leading to increased risk of water safety incidents
Delays on roads and road closures are possible, along with delays and cancellations to rail and air travel, with potential for significant welfare issues for those who experience even moderate delays.

In the Red warning area they also say there is a high risk of failure of heat-sensitive systems and equipment, potentially leading to localised loss of power and other essential services, such as water or mobile phone services.

Temperatures on the Yorkshire Coast are expected to be around 27°C on Monday and Tuesday, but further inland temperatures around York could reach 35°C.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has now upped its heat health warning to level four - an "national emergency".

Level four is reached when "a heatwave is so severe and/or prolonged that its effects extend outside the health and social care system".

This means fit and healthy people could be susceptible to illness and death - not just high risk groups, UKHSA said.

Met Office spokesman, Grahame Madge, described the rising heat as a "potentially a very serious situation".

"We've just issued a red warning for extreme heat for Monday and Tuesday which is the first such warning ever issued.

"The warning covers an area from London up to Manchester and then up to the Vale of York."

Mr Madge said the mercury hitting 40C would be a "historic" moment.

"If we get to 40C, that's a very iconic threshold and shows that climate change is with us now," he said.

"This is made much more likely because of climate change."