Hurricane Ophelia on track for DIRECT HIT with UK and Ireland

Hurricane Ophelia will hit the UK and Ireland on Monday morning as a post-tropical cyclone. The NOAA located the storm 195 miles away from the Azores at 10am.

The Met Office has issued severe weather alerts, warning of potential power cuts and damage to properties. Yellow weather warnings are in place for the UK and Ireland with red wind warnings for parts of Ireland.

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