BBC Breakfast opened with some ‘breaking information’ on Monday (4 August), with Jon Kay and Luxmy Gopal bringing TV viewers the entire newest information and updates. Jon opened the BBC programme with an pressing climate replace, revealing that Storm Floris is ready to grab areas throughout the UK because the day goes on.
“Morning all people. It is Monday, 4th August and Storm Floris is ready to hit Scotland, northern England, North Wales and Northern Eire at present, with winds of as much as 85 miles per hour forecast for greater floor and a few coastal areas,” Jon advised TV viewers. Luxmy, filling in for Sally Nugent, added: “A Met Workplace yellow warning has simply come into impact, as forecasters warn of unusually windy climate for this time of 12 months.”
Jon revealed that these residing in Scotland ought to put together for extreme climate, saying: “In the meantime, an amber warning, that means there is a hazard to life, will even be in place for some components of Scotland from 10 o’clock this morning.”
Jon handed over briefly to BBC senior journalist Alice Key, with fellow reporter Mairead Smyth then taking up, as she reported dwell from Preston prepare station to present viewers a glance into the impression the climate was having on rail journey.
Nevertheless, it was Jamie Mcivor, BBC‘s Scotland correspondent, who had pressing warnings for BBC viewers as he shared the newest climate updates from the coastal city of Gourock.
“Effectively, as you’ll be able to see, it is definitely moist and depressing in the intervening time. There was an evening of heavy rainfall in a lot of Scotland and a few troublesome driving situations,” Jamie mentioned, as he stood outdoors within the pouring rain. “However, in fact, it is the extreme wind later which goes to trigger the main disruption.”
Sharing an perception into the disruption which is anticipated, Jamie added: “The amber climate warning, because of come into drive at 10 o’clock this morning, protecting a lot of Scotland from Central Belt up, Glasgow and Edinburgh, Tayside, the Northeast and Highland areas off the west coast.
“The large impact of the extreme climate might be journey disruption, there might be no trains north of the Central Belt from 12pm onwards.”
BBC viewers have been left confused as to why Jamie was reporting dwell whereas standing outdoors within the pouring rain, with some claiming it was “pointless” for him to be outdoors within the storm.
On X, one TV fan mentioned: ” #bbcbreakfast are actually over hyping the traditional moist and windy day that Scotland goes to have at present. Daft BBC presenter Jamie McIvor is pointlessly standing out within the rain.”
A second agreed, saying: “The climate reporter may desires to go inside (well being and security and all that),” whereas a 3rd involved viewer mentioned: “I’ll by no means perceive why you ship reporters out to someplace that has a deal with to life warning.”
