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UK weather forecast: Exact dates of two storms to batter Britain with 90mph winds

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The Met Office says two low pressure systems that will bring spells of very strong winds and potentially snow between Wednesday and Saturday have been named as storms Dudley and Eunice

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Met Office: Yellow weather warning continues as storms spread

It’s set to be a wet and wild end of the week for Brits, with two storms set to hit the country expected to bring 90mph winds and potentially some snow.

Two low pressure systems were originally expected to bring spells of very strong winds and potentially snow between Wednesday and Saturday, but Brits could feel the impact of sooner than thought after forecasters moved forward the warning period.

Storm Dudley, which carries a “danger to life” weather warning, will likely start and finish earlier than expected, according to the Met Office, ahead of Storm Eunice moving in, bringing strong winds and potentially some snow for parts of the country on Friday.

Gusts of up to 90mph are set to batter the whole of the country due to a jet stream which was originally forecast to hit on Wednesday and Thursday under a yellow weather warning.

Storm Dudley will cross the northern half of the UK from Wednesday night into Thursday morning
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But this has now been upgraded to a more severe amber warning bringing life-threatening gales to parts of Northern Ireland, most of Scotland and the north of England.

Met Office chief meteorologist Paul Gundersen said an active jet stream is driving low-pressure systems across the country, both of which are likely to cause some disruption.

Winds are expected to be strongest on exposed coasts and hills of Scotland, with 60-70mph possible further inland.

This is applicable to southern and western Scotland, the north coast of Northern Ireland and northern England, where the strongest and most disruptive winds are expected.

Winds are expected to ease through Thursday afternoon and evening, only for another storm to arrive on Friday
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Winds are expected to ease through Thursday afternoon and evening.

The stormy conditions will barely have subsided before the next…

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No evidence Nevada systems compromised by attack on Solar Winds software

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Gov. Steve Sisolak says experts have found no evidence any Nevada computer systems or websites have been compromised by the attack on Solar Winds Orion.

He said the state is continuing to work with the federal government and private industry to ensure the systems issuing Solar Winds are safe.

“However, this is still a rapidly evolving investigation and as the state learns more, the status may change,” according to a statement issued Tuesday. “It would take a substantial amount of time to have a complete picture of the effects of the attack.”

Alan Cunningham, Nevada’s chief information officer, said the state uses Solar Winds software in a number of agencies. Those systems have been off line since Dec. 14 when the attack was announced. They will be put back online in accordance with federal cyber-security guidance.

He said officials also want to notify the public so that they can protect themselves from attacks.

He said that includes keeping security software up to date to protect against viruses, malware and other online threats. He said people should use strong passwords and don’t use the same password for everything, especially sensitive accounts like banking and utilities.

In addition, he warned not to use the same passwords for those accounts as on social media.

If a government or business site you do business with is hacked, change your password immediately, monitor your bank accounts and be alert for scams.

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