More extreme weather- this time in Britain

Katia will miss the United States but hit Britain.

Hurricane Katia threatens flood chaos in northern Britain

Rare weather conditions bring 80mph-plus winds on an Atlantic conveyor belt as forecasters warn of high tides and heavy waves

the Guardian,

Saturday 10 September 2011 16.17 BST

Severe gales and flooding are expected to hit parts of the UK as hurricane Katia makes its way across the Atlantic.

Winds of up to 80mph are predicted to hit north-west Scotland by Monday, with Northern Ireland, north Wales and northern England also likely to be affected.

Forecaster Michael Dukes, of MeteoGroup UK, said: "It looks likely that this will be a significant storm event for mid-September. Strong winds have been predicted that could result in trees coming down, causing major structural damage and travel delays. Inevitably, with the remnants of a tropical storm, there will also be a risk of flash flooding.

"The hurricane is moving slowly at the moment and current predictions show that the remnants of the storm will hit north-west Scotland by Monday."

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