An amber weather warning is in force for the Isle of Wight today (Sunday) as Storm Ciara hits, bringing the risk of damage to buildings, disruption to power supplies and significant travel disruption.
Gusts of 80mph+ are expected across the Island with extremely high waves battering the coast, according to the latest forecast from IW Met Service. As a result, Island Echo is reporting live on the storm.
The worst of the weather is expected between 06:00-16:00, peaking around 11:00.
Islanders should be prepared for disruption. Follow our live updates below throughout the day for all the latest information…
We have now concluded our live coverage of Storm Ciara. Thank you to everyone who joined us today.
Our most recent updates relating to cross-Solent ferry can be seen just below.
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just took the dog for a walk its no different from the last windy day we had . all a bit OTT
Well the neighbours Chicken laid the same egg three times. You try living on Quarr hill.
Hope you ‘picked it up, before it pollutes the soil with phosphates, or the plastic bag is blown to the great barrier reef to choke a Tuna.
‘Pig Tales’, will be on your case if not.
Have a crisis here in Binstead.
A carrier bag has blown into my front garden. Unsure whether to risk life and limb by retrieving it now, before it destroys the planet, or leave it, and risk the wrath of that pig tailed child, as it blows into the Artic straight into the gills of a majestic Whale.
Twat
When I was younger we just used to that it was a bit windy outside. It was never given a name. It’s certainly not the armageddon that the media kept threatening us with!
You’re SPECIAL!
Must be annoying for anyone that had travel plans today and probably tomorrow, especially if trying to get to an airport 🙁
Great storm at least you dont have to hear bad neighbour’s dogs barking all day long