Storm Eunice advice
The Met Office Warning for the south-east has been increased to Red.
Potential significant disruption and dangerous conditions due to extremely strong winds on Friday.
What to expect
- Flying debris resulting in danger to life
- Damage to buildings and homes, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down
- Uprooted trees are likely
- Roads, bridges and railway lines closed, with delays and cancellations to bus, train, ferry services and flights
- Power cuts affecting other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- Large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and homes, including flooding of some coastal properties
Travel
Kent County Council and travel companies are urging you to avoid travelling if you can and to stay at home.
Currently there are no flood alerts in place for Ashford but flooding from drains could still occur.
Reporting damage:
Remember that all services will be very busy, don’t expect immediate response.
Property
Property owners should contact their insurance company.
Tenants should contact their landlord or their landlord’s maintenance contractor.
If your house is likely to cause danger to others ring Building Control on 01233 330282
Power cut or damage to power infrastructure
Check if it has been reported here: https://www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/power-cut, if not ring 105.
If your life or health are at risk you should be on your supplier’s Priority Services Register.
Blocked roads
Other than trunk roads and motorways
Report on line at https://www.kent.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/report-a-problem
If a structure or tree on or near a highway is causing danger phone KCC on 03000 418181.
Trunk roads and motorways
Check if the incident has been reported at https://www.trafficengland.com/ if not phone National Highways on 0300 123 5000.
In any situation, if, and only if, there is an immediate threat to life phone 999
Other services are likely to be affected either due to travel difficulties or because staff have been re-allocated to deal with storm damage.
You may have seen on the local news that British Heart Foundation are working with other organisations to create a database of Public Access Defibrillators. Known as the National Defibrillator Network this will allow any member of the public to quickly locate a defibrillator when one is needed. Unfortunately the service is not likely to be ready for several months.
