⚠️Storm Eunice is set to be the worst in over 30 years, meteorologists have warned, as scientists said a rare “sting jet” similar to the one seen during the Great Storm of 1987 might hit the UK
🌬️ A sting jet is a small area of very intense winds (often 100mph or more) that can sometimes form in powerful weather systems crossing the UK
➡️Relative to the size of the storm, the sting jet is narrow, often 30 miles across, and only lasts three to four hours.
Regardless, with gusts of wind exceeding 100mph the Met Office says there is clearly still the risk of damage
❓How can the Met Office forecast a sting jet?
A spokesman said sting jets were difficult to forecast because of their relatively small size.
🔎However, there are tell-tale signs in weather models that are now able to spot cores of very strong winds
It is also possible to spot the sting jet developing on satellite images, as the end of the cold conveyor is marked by a hook-shaped cloud with a point at the end.
🦂 This often looks like the sting in a scorpion’s tail, hence the name sting jet.
🌬️A sting jet also starts out three or four kilometres above the ground and descends over three or four hours
As south England and south Wales braces for hurricane level winds, here are the practical things you can do to keep you and your family safe during #StormEunice 👇 telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/1…
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