BBC weather app predicting hurricane and 13,000mph winds for Worksop

The BBC weather app is is malfunctioning and predicting hurricanes for Worksop. Photo: Otherplaceholder image
The BBC weather app is is malfunctioning and predicting hurricanes for Worksop. Photo: Other

Worksop residents checking the weather for today on the BBC weather app might have been alarmed by what they saw.

The app said Worksop was about to be hit by hurricane-force winds with wind speeds of 13,501mph.

Hurricane Milton is currently battering Florida and the app appears to have been somewhat affected by this extreme weather.

The BBC has said it is a glitch with the app and it is working to resolve the problem.

The BBC weather app is is malfunctioning and predicting hurricanes for Worksop. Photo: Otherplaceholder image
The BBC weather app is is malfunctioning and predicting hurricanes for Worksop. Photo: Other

So, in the words of former BBC weatherman Michael Fish back in 1987 when he dismissed claims a hurricane was heading for the south coast of England – only for one of the worst storms in recent times to duly batter the country – the app says there’s a hurricane coming, don’t worry, there isn’t.

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