On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:47:15 -0600, David Buttery wrote:

On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:09:27 +0000, Dave Cornwell wrote:

They do a similar thing here Ken - they give a warning for Essex, then
have a separate warning for Thurrock, which is just a district in the
south of the County. I've never understood why it is singled out. Dave

It's because the warning system is based on top-level local authorities.
Since Thurrock is a unitary authority, it gets its own region. This is
done inflexibly, so that - for example - Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
are two different warning areas, whereas the vast Highland area cannot be
subdivided. I'm not really a fan of doing it this way, but am not sure
what alternatives (if any( exist that would be immediately recognised by
the general public


The warnings still show Bedfordshire as a single authority but Bedfordshire
no longer exists as it was abolished on the 1st of April 2009 when it was
replaced by either Bedford Borough Council or Central Bedfordshire Council
depending on the area concerned. Luton was a unitary authority before that
date.I am sure your explanation states how the system is intended to work
but the Met Office has not caught up with the recent changes.

Alan Gardiner
Chiswell Green, St Albans
101m ASL
04/01/2010 21:31:34