During Thursday’s BBC Breakfast, hosts Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty were providing viewers with the day’s top stories including an amber weather warning.
A moment of concern arose on BBC Breakfast when Charlie expressed worry for the safety of a viewer during the show.
As proceedings were wrapping up, Charlie and co-host Naga Munchetty shifted to Carol Kirkwood for the final weather briefing. .
Looking at an image showing tumultuous waves overtopping a pier, Charlie couldn’t contain his concern, remarking: “I’m a little bit concerned Carol, about whoever took the photograph that is behind you now.”
He warned, “They are at risk! You should not be on a pier or whatever it is when the weather is that bad. That’s my health and safety announcement for the morning.”
Carol agreed, emphasizing the peril, “Absolutely! You are absolutely right Charlie, it’s so dangerous. You can be swept back out to sea by the large waves.”, reports the Express.
Post-update from Carol about the impending weather situation, forecasted to bring winds exceeding 90mph to parts of the UK, Naga cautioned her colleague, saying, “Carol, we sit warned, do take care over the coming days.”
Earlier in the show, Carol had briefed viewers on storm Eowyn that was swiftly advancing toward the UK coastline. Anticipating the storm’s impact, she noted, ” Tomorrow we are expecting storm Eowyn to cross us. It’s going to bring gales, severe gales, gusts of wind, especially with exposure at around 90mph.”
“Even possibly a little bit more than that. As well as that, it’s going to have some heavy rain and, for some, some transient snow.”
The BBC meteorologist highlighted the storm’s trajectory to the North East, anticipating it will subside over Saturday. Storm Eowyn is tipped to hit the UK early Friday morning with subsequent disruptions; amber warnings span Glasgow through Portrush, while the South East braces under a yellow warning, expecting gusts reaching up to 60mph in certain locales.
The forecaster advised audiences: “An amber weather warning, of course, means be prepared. You can find damage to roofs, you can find small trees uprooted for example.”
She also cautioned: “Of course, there is likely to be disruption to travel for flights, for ferries, and bridges will have speed restrictions, all that kind of thing. So do check before you head out.” The alert lasts until 9:00pm on Friday.
BBC Breakfast airs daily on BBC One at 6am