Supermarket giant Tesco has closed several stores in a major UK city on Friday, including Tesco Extra and Tesco Express branches.
Tesco issued a message to customers late on Thursday night to tell them that Tesco stores in Glasgow would not be opening on Friday due to the Met Office’s rare red weather warning for extreme winds.
Zoe Evans, from Tesco’s UK Customer Engagement Centre, said to customers: “Hello, due to red weather warnings, and to ensure the safety of our colleagues and customers, Tesco stores in your area will be closed tomorrow, Friday 24 January.
“This means Home Deliver and Click+Collect orders scheduled for Friday from these stores will be cancelled. If you have a slot booked, we’ll contact you to confirm next steps.
“Our stores will reopen when the red warning is lifted in your area and it’s safe to do so.
You can check Store Locator for opening information.
“We’re sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.”
Tesco’s Store Locator shows at least 10 Tesco stores in Glasgow are currently closed due to the storm.
The Met Office’s red weather warning for wind is in place from 10am to 5pm on Friday in Scotland as well as Northern Ireland.
The rest of the UK has been put under amber and yellow weather warnings for wind or snow as well.
The Met Office said in its warning: “Very strong winds associated with Storm Éowyn causing very dangerous conditions and significant disruption on Friday
“Southwesterly then westerly winds will rapidly increase from west to east Friday mid-morning onwards into the afternoon, with peak gusts of 80-90 mph fairly widely and perhaps up to 100 mph along exposed western coasts. This brings the risk of significant disruption to transport and power supplies as well as dangerous conditions outdoors. Winds will gradually ease through Friday evening.”
