BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay's urgent warning to Scots as he issues 'breaking news' alert
BBC Breakfast commenced with breaking news on Monday, August 4, as Jon Kay and Luxmy Gopal presented the day's leading stories and updates to viewers. Jon opened the BBC show with an urgent weather update.
He declared that Storm Floris is set to sweep across parts of the UK throughout the day. "Morning everybody. It's Monday, 4th August and Storm Floris is set to hit Scotland, northern England, North Wales and Northern Ireland today, with winds of up to 85 miles per hour forecast for higher ground and some coastal areas," Jon told viewers who had tuned in.
Luxmy, who is currently filling in for Sally Nugent, added: "A Met Office yellow warning has just come into effect, as forecasters warn of unusually windy weather for this time of year."
Jon cautioned Scottish residents about the severe conditions, saying: "Meanwhile, an amber warning, meaning there's a danger to life, will also be in place for some parts of Scotland from 10 o'clock this morning."
Jon briefly handed over to BBC senior journalist Alice Key, before colleague Mairead Smyth took over, reporting live from Preston train station to demonstrate how the weather was impacting rail services.
However, it was Jamie Mcivor, BBC's Scotland correspondent, who provided vital updates for BBC audiences as he delivered the latest weather reports from the coastal town of Gourock, according to the Mirror.
Jamie, battling the conditions, declared: "Well, as you can see, it's certainly wet and miserable at the moment. There has been a night of heavy rainfall in much of Scotland and some difficult driving conditions.
"But, of course, it's the severe wind later which is going to cause the major disruption."
He continued regarding specifics about the looming weather, as he noted: "The amber weather warning, due to come into force at 10 o'clock this morning, covering much of Scotland from Central Belt up, Glasgow and Edinburgh, Tayside, the Northeast and Highland areas off the west coast."
Highlighting the consequences for transport, Jamie observed: "The big effect of the severe weather will be travel disruption, there will be no trains north of the Central Belt from 12pm onwards."
BBC Breakfast viewers were left baffled over why Jamie was broadcasting his live report amid the turbulent weather, with some labelling the decision as "pointless".
On Twitter one viewer slammed: "#bbcbreakfast are really over hyping the normal wet and windy day that Scotland is going to have today. Daft BBC presenter Jamie McIvor is pointlessly standing out in the rain."
Another viewer proposed: "The weather reporter might wants to go inside (health and safety and all that)," whilst another voiced confusion: "I will never understand why you send reporters out to somewhere that has a treat to life warning."
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