The Met Office is currently forecasting that high winds will reach Brighton & Hove in the early hours of Monday morning. Persistent and heavy rain is also expected which may cause some surface flooding.
60 to 70mph winds are predicted, with gusts of up to 80mph in exposed areas. There is a risk of falling trees as well as damage to buildings and other structures, bringing disruption to transport.
Residents are being advised not to travel unless they have to and to stay indoors if possible. The seafront should be avoided during the storm due to the risk of overtopping by waves and wind blown shingle.
The council are asking residents with a Monday collection not to put out refuse or recycling until midday (Monday October 2). After this only put your bin or box out if it can be firmly secured in a position where the contents will not be blown around.
The council will be reviewing refuse and recycling collections again in the morning and will continue to monitor the situation with local emergency services and will pick up any missed collections as quickly as possible.
Tom Scanlon, Director of Public Health, said:
“We’re asking residents not to put out their refuse and recycling until midday on Monday to keep residents and staff as safe as possible during the storm and to minimise the impact of the high winds on the city. We are expecting the storm to pass through on Monday so we hope to get collections back to normal as soon as possible.”
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