‘MAJOR hazard!’ – Storm Goretti sweeps across the UK causing CHAOS

0 January 9, 2026 06:32

As Storm Goretti makes its presence well and truly felt in Britain, the Met Office has issued widespread weather warnings for snow across 32 UK counties.

Storm Goretti, named by the French meteorological service Meteo-France, is the first storm of the year with the ‘multi-hazard’ event forecast to bring heavy snow of up to 30cm.

As the storm reached the UK on Thursday evening, the Met Office said winds as strong as 98mph were recorded at St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly.

The national weather forecaster said on X: “A recent gust of 98mph has been recorded at St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly, making it a new record for the site.” But just after 9pm, the weather station at Fort Albert in Alderney said to have recorded 123mph gusts.

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