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Our correspondentjenny kumar is in st ives, in cornwall for us. it's been a fairly calm day today weather—wise, it'sjust began to rain the last hour, the rain started coming here. today, though, businesses and fishermen have been preparing for what's expected to be the worst storm to hit the region since 2014. the council has been working with emergency services, with the power company — they are planning on opening an emergency centre tomorrow from 5am, the strongest of the winds are expected between 7am and midday tomorrow morning. they are expecting a combination of the high winds and h...

But much worse is on the way. in st ives, they're preparing for the arrival of storm eunice. so, we've got our flood defence boards that go on the front of the pub, with sandbags behind them. hopefully stops the sea coming in. the met office has issued a rare red weather morning for friday morning for parts of south west england and south wales, meaning there's a danger to life. it's going to be a bad one, yeah. as long as people take notice of what the warnings are, - don't take any risks on the quay, i don't get washed away, life is more precious than a photograph. what's making storm eunice...

The floodgates are shutting, ready for whatever the weather will throw at them. they're also preparing ahead in st ives. we have got our flood defence boards that go on the front the pub. with sandbags behind them. hopefully we'll stop the sea coming in. and the met office has issued a rare red weather warning for friday morning for parts of south west england and south wales, meaning there is a danger to life. it's going to be a bad one. as long as people take notice of the winnings, don't take any risks, don't get washed away, life is more precious than a photograph. what is making storm eun...

Let's speak now to our south west correspondent, jenny kumah, who is in st ives this morning. jenny, i can already see it looks quite windy and this is one of the areas where people need to take care. , , , , , , , care. yes, it is pretty blustery already although _ care. yes, it is pretty blustery already although the - care. yes, it is pretty blustery| already although the strongest care. yes, it is pretty blustery - already although the strongest winds are due to start whipping up between 7am and midday, guts up to 90 mph, down in the harbour businesses and fishermen were making preparation...

Taking the measure of storm dudley and its damaging winds. in the yorkshire dales, trees were ripped from the ground. roads were blocked in hertfordshire, and in south wales, this wind turbine could not cope with the gusts. thousands of homes have been left without power and an emergency cobra meeting was called to discuss the situation. i extend my sympathies to those who are still without power. we are working with the power companies and local authorities to get them, get theirjuice back as fast as possible. but also of course the army is on standby. but much worse is on the way. in st ives...