Overview
- Ranvir Singh broke into Good Morning Britain to announce new severe weather alerts, noting additional warnings were due within about 12 hours.
- The Met Office described Storm Goretti as a multihazard event and warned that powerful winds could pose a danger to life.
- Friday’s programme reported gusts up to 99mph, heavy snow and tens of thousands of power outages as the storm hit parts of the UK.
- Yellow snow alerts now span much of the UK with an amber snow warning for central Wales, the Midlands and parts of the North, where up to 30cm is possible.
- Laura Tobin delivered rolling forecasts while a live report from a Saltburn-by-the-Sea salt mine highlighted rock salt production to keep roads safe.