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SSEN has mounted a large response with several hundred extra team members as Storm Floris brings sustained storm-force winds to Scotland, with gusts of up to 100mph possible in exposed areas.
Argyll and Bute Council says Storm Floris is having some effect on its services and has published links to Met Office warnings, SEPA flooding updates, Traffic Scotland and power cut reporting.
The Met Office has issued an Amber wind warning for much of Scotland, including Orkney, and a wider Yellow warning for the northern half of the UK as Storm Floris brings unseasonably strong winds.
Temporary Use Bans were put in place in parts of Yorkshire and several southern counties after the driest start to the year since 1976, with new polling showing majority public support for the…
Southern Water has applied to DEFRA for a Drought Order on the River Test and a Non-Essential Use Ban for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, after the Environment Agency declared drought in both areas.
Yorkshire Water has applied for drought permits and orders as the next stage of its drought plan, saying reservoir stocks have fallen to 47.4%, well below the seasonal average.
The Environment Agency declared a drought on 29 July covering more than half of England, including all of Affinity Water's Central and East regions, as hot weather drove high demand.
A drought was officially declared in Norfolk on 29 July 2025 after very low rainfall and high temperatures, with an Anglian Water hosepipe ban in force and the National Drought Group meeting weekly.
The Environment Agency has declared the Solent and South Downs in prolonged dry weather, as Southern Water brings in a hosepipe ban for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Southern Water has announced a Temporary Use Ban, commonly known as a hosepipe ban, for household customers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, legally enforceable from 9am on Monday 21 July 2025.
The Met Office issued an Amber rain warning for southeast Northern Ireland from 23:00 on Sunday to 08:00 on Monday, with 50 to 75 mm possible and a risk of flash flooding.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has declared an extreme risk of wildfire across the east of Scotland and throughout Shetland, with the warning in place until Monday 21 July 2025.
The National Fire Chiefs Council has issued urgent wildfire and water safety advice ahead of a hot weekend, after an Amber heat alert for large parts of England and 564 wildfires this year.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Wildfire Forum have issued an extreme wildfire danger assessment for Scotland from Friday 11 July to Monday 14 July 2025.
Anglian Water imposed a hosepipe ban across Norfolk on 11 July 2025 after a long-term rainfall deficit, and the company says restrictions will stay in place until water resources recover.
Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service has activated its Extreme Heat Business Continuity Plan after a Yellow Heat-Health Alert for the East of England, issued on 8 July, with the plan to stay in place until…
South Central Ambulance Service has issued public heat safety advice with a yellow heat health alert in place from Thursday 10 July until 10:00am on Tuesday 15 July 2025.
Contact has published advice for parents, carers and schools on protecting disabled children, as forecasters anticipate temperatures of up to 31 °C over the next few days.
Yorkshire Water brought in temporary hosepipe restrictions across Yorkshire on 11 July 2025 after drought was declared in the region, following the driest and warmest spring on record.
The Met Office says heatwave criteria will be reached in parts of England, Wales and Scotland by the weekend, with temperatures above 30°C and yellow heat-health alerts for England.