Bristol’s weather warnings in 2024

In 2024 the city of Bristol has experienced a number of weather warnings, all stating different degrees of danger. But what do they actually mean?

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00:00In 2024, Bristol has received a variety of weather, many of which have activated SWEP

00:09which is the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol and weather warnings issued by the Met Office.

00:18The Met Office is the UK's official weather service and is responsible for issuing weather

00:23warnings which warn of impacts caused by severe weather. The warnings are designed

00:29to let people, businesses, emergency responders and governments know what weather is in store

00:35and the impacts it could face. And in 2024, Bristol received a number of weather warnings

00:43issued by the Met Office.

00:47Bristol received in 2024 numerous yellow and amber weather warnings and some red weather

00:53warnings which suggests a very high impact.