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And the BBC breakfast weather presenter was forced to insist that a hurricane was not hitting the UK after the channel's app showed winds reaching speeds of 23,000km/h in the UK. London.
Presenter Charles Kirkwood addressed concerns about the show this morning after anchoring Naga Munchetty, a character asked.
The app also showed that Nottingham was going through an extreme heatwave with temperatures reaching 404°C.
Kirkwood said the shocking figure was caused by an error in the app and that the BBC was trying to fix the problem.
She said: “We are currently experiencing a technical glitch.
Presenter Carol Kirkwood addressed the show's concerns this morning after presenter Naga Munchetty asked the figure
The channel app showed winds of 3,500mph in London and temperatures of 404C in Nottingham
“It shows wind speeds that are much too high – actually hurricane strength – but of course that is not the case at all, so please don't worry about it.
“We are aware of it and we are working on it. We're trying to fix it now, so hopefully it will sort itself out.
Fellow Beeb presenter Matt Taylor said in an X post: “Don't worry people – Hurricane Milton didn't hit us here in the UK!”
“There was a data error between our providers and the app/web. People work to solve the problem.
BBC Weather apologized and said it was “working hard to fix this quickly.”
Meanwhile, presenter Simon King said: “Oops, don't worry about some of the data from our BBC Weather app today.
“Rest assured, there will be no 14,408 mph winds, no hurricane force winds, and no overnight temperatures of 404 degrees.”
It came as Hurricane Milton on Wednesday night, wreaking Florida with record-breaking floods and devastating 120-mph winds that destroyed the roof of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball stadium.
Tropicana Stadium was a designated shelter for emergency responders and cleanup workers awaiting the aftermath of the historic storm and the destruction that followed. Footage from inside the facility shows a littered field with empty beds for sleeping.
Kirkwood said the shocking figure was caused by an error in the app and that the BBC was trying to fix the problem
She said: “We are currently experiencing a technical glitch. It shows wind speeds that are much too high – actually hurricane strength – but of course this is not the case at all, so please don't worry about it.
The roof of Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays, appeared to be severely damaged during Hurricane Milton, Thursday, October 10, 2024.
Streetlights on a spooky abandoned street in Orlando, Florida
These satellite images taken on October 9, 2024, courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB), show the formation of Hurricane Milton over the Gulf of Mexico
A map of winds hitting land this evening as Floridians are asked to 'take cover'
The hurricane spawned deadly tornadoes that leveled more than 100 homes in St. Lucie County and killed “multiple people.”
Elsewhere, a giant crane fell from the top of a building and crashed into the offices of the Tampa Bay Times. No injuries were reported.
A flood emergency was declared in the Tampa area, and nearly three million people were without power across the Sunshine State.
The monster storm dissipated as it moved toward cities such as Orlando, where emergency services had been out since Thursday.
Rescue crews now prepared to trek in the wake of Milton's destruction in an attempt to examine the wreck and possibly save lives.
