Hospitality operators brace for Storm Eunice on the heels of Dudley

Hospitality operators are braced for Storm Eunice which is expected to hit tomorrow, with the Met Office issuing a rare red weather warning.

Winds from Storm Dudley last night saw widespread disruption across northern parts of the UK and blew a glass façade from the Radisson Blu Hotel Bristol. Fire crews were called at 8.25pm and put a cordon in place after a square glass façade fell from the building onto the pavement below. Nobody is understood to have been hurt.

A spokesperson for the Radisson Blu Hotel Bristol said: "We are aware of the incident that took place last night and we are working closely with the local authorities to respond to the matter. The safety and wellbeing of our guests and employees remains our utmost priority."

Meanwhile, all trains in Wales have been cancelled tomorrow. Extremely strong winds are expected between 7am and midday with a risk of 90mph gusts causing coastal flooding and affecting trees, flying debris, travel disruption, and a high likelihood that both the M4 Prince of Wales bridge and the M48 Severn Bridge will be closed. A red warning for wind has been issued across south Wales, north Cornwall and north Devon.

People have been asked to avoid travelling on Friday morning where possible and the Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for Severn Beach and flood alerts for Porlock Weir, along the Severn between Avonmouth and Sharpness and along the Avon into Bristol.

The storm has the potential to cause significant disruption and dangerous conditions along the length of the west coast of Somerset through the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary into Gloucestershire.

Further inland and within a wider amber warning area across the south, gusts will still be significant, with 70-80mph possible. On the northern flank of Storm Eunice, there will be a risk of snow for some in Northern Ireland, northern England and southern Scotland.

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