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Yellow Warnings for East Lothian
The Met Office has issued
YELLOW Warning
for the East Lothian for Sunday 20th to Monday 21st February for high winds.
Yellow warning of wind
Starts: 12:00 GMT on Sun 20 February
Ends: 12:00 GMT on Mon 21 February
Very strong winds are expected across parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and also some Irish Sea coasts. – There is a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs – There is a small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties – There is a small chance of longer journey times or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected
Issued at: 10:45 GMT on Fri 18 February
For up to date information check the Met Office Website by following this link :
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#
DART are in communication with the ELC and monitoring the local situation.
Please make sure that you tie down or put away items in your gardens that may be blown around by the storms.
Should there be any power or gas incidents then report them to the usual numbers :
- SP Energy on 105
- British Gas on 0800 111 999
If othe events occur in the locale then we will post information on this website and also use the village mailout system.
Please report any local incidents to DART on 07387-185309
Dirleton Area Resilience Team (DART) is part of the East Lothian Council Emergency Response Plan and is affiliated to the Gullane Community Council.
DART activities are activated by the ELC when appropriate to assist in local resilience / emergency issues.
A decision has been made to stand down DART following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and is effective from the 31st July 2020.
This website will stay in a relatively dormant state until the next re-engagement.
The newsletters will remain online and the information section will be amended from time to time.
The main Email and Phone line will remain active and monitored.
Regards
The DART Team.
+44(0) 7528 856147