Jersey is likely to receive a red weather warning due to a large storm surge and powerful waves. The high tide on Thursday morning is a cause for concern. The island's emergency services and government departments are coordinating efforts to prepare for the significant storm.
He said: "We've got a large storm surge and some very large, powerful waves as well so the high tide around 8:40am on Thursday morning is of concern for us."
Jersey's Chief of Police, Robin Smith, has been leading meetings of the island's "Strategic Coordination Group" - bringing together emergency services and other government departments. He said this is going to be "a very significant storm" for the Channel Islands which some have likened to the devastating weather seen in theMr Smith added the instruction to only travel if essential effectively translates to "stay at home" for residents.
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