Jersey’s government has declared a ‘major incident’ from 7pm on Thursday evening – when the strongest winds of Storm Goretti are due to hit the Island.
It has told Islanders to only dial 999 or visit A&E with a genuine emergency.
The default position is that schools will open as normal on Friday morning; however, individuals schools will be making early assessments of property, therefore parents are asked to check social media and media channels from 7am.
A ‘red’ wind warning has been issued by the Met Office, with peak winds forecast between 7pm and 3am.
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