{"id":392801,"date":"2025-08-04T09:36:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T07:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=392801"},"modified":"2025-08-04T09:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T07:36:37","slug":"storm-floris-do-not-open-doors-unnecessarily-met-office-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=392801","title":{"rendered":"Storm Floris: Do not open doors unnecessarily, Met Office\u00a0warns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"392808\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=392808\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0AQOFz2ascbZaKCStpbs-mt-o7Iv3ZBYSMuYFh9EXF4q9ekbMoCbkuOUFveaqPHKuGj9sl5nd1gHw8kMq45yrtE6nYk_y7Vi30_QW5gq3MEp8vzXaanSdEpp2GCYAm02cW_99GJtNWqBXro9Y-9s2xiaMVFwBhQ-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2025\/08\/03\/storm-floris-do-not-open-doors-unnecessarily-met-office-warns\/\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">h\/t Ian Cunningham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='723' height='723' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/tBDTi9gL?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1739540970'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do they think we are all idiots?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the Telegraph:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"313\" data-attachment-id=\"392802\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=392802\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-40.png?fit=798%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"798,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-40.png?fit=723%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-40.png?resize=723%2C313&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Headline from The Telegraph about Storm Floris warning not to open doors unnecessarily.\" class=\"wp-image-392802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-40.png?w=798&amp;ssl=1 798w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-40.png?resize=300%2C130&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-40.png?resize=768%2C332&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Met Office has warned people to only open doors where \u201cneeded\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2025\/08\/01\/storm-floris-to-hit-britain-with-85mph-winds\/\"><em>during Storm Floris<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The forecaster said the storm will bring \u201cunusually windy weather\u201d for this time of year, with 85mph gales and heavy rain set to hit parts of the UK.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A yellow warning for wind has been issued for northern parts of the country from 6am on Monday to 6am on Tuesday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In a post on X linking to advice on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/cars\/advice\/driving-in-heavy-winds-storm-advice\/\"><em>how to stay safe in a storm<\/em><\/a><em>, the Met Office said: \u201cStorm Floris is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain for parts of the UK from Monday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cStay #WeatherReady and check out some advice from our partners about keeping yourself, your home, and your garden safe.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"392805\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=392805\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-42.png?fit=650%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"650,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-42.png?fit=650%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-42.png?resize=650%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image showing raindrops on a window with a text overlay that says 'Take the worry out of summer storms' and includes a notification about Storm Floris bringing strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the UK.\" class=\"wp-image-392805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-42.png?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-42.png?resize=254%2C300&amp;ssl=1 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/metoffice\/status\/1951644153672020383\">https:\/\/x.com\/metoffice\/status\/1951644153672020383<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Other advice includes \u201copen[ing] internal doors only as needed, and close them behind you\u201d, parking vehicles in a garage, secure loose objects such as ladders, garden furniture or anything else that could be blown into windows and stay indoors as much as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full story&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2025\/08\/02\/storm-floris-do-not-open-doors-needlessly-met-office-warns\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can pretty much guarantee that you won\u2019t see \u201c85mph gales \u201c hitting parts of the UK, other than on the top of some exposed clifftop in the Hebrides where nobody lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even Tiree, one of the most exposed places in the path of the storm, is forecast by the Met Office to get max gusts of 68mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"597\" data-attachment-id=\"392806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=392806\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-43.png?fit=884%2C730&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"884,730\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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