A government minister has called on the public to stock up on food in preparation for extreme weather, warning that conditions this winter could bring severe storms.
Dame Angela Eagle issued the advice as part of a wider alert about the risk of disruptive weather in the months ahead. The warning is intended to encourage households to take practical steps before any storm arrives, rather than waiting until supplies and travel are already under strain.
“Stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather.”
— Dame Angela Eagle
Warning of extreme storms this winter
According to the minister, a weather event now in prospect could develop into extreme storms during the winter. The emphasis of the message is on readiness: ensuring that households have enough food to see them through a period of disruption if storms affect shops, transport or local services.
“The weather event could lead to extreme storms this winter.”
— Dame Angela Eagle
What the public is being asked to do
The minister’s intervention is framed as a precaution rather than a prediction of immediate crisis. The core request is straightforward: build up food supplies now, so that families are less exposed if extreme weather makes it harder to shop or move around.
- Stock up on food before severe weather arrives
- Prepare for the possibility of extreme storms this winter
- Treat the warning as a prompt to get ready, not to wait until disruption has already begun
No further detail was given in the initial warning about the precise timing, track or intensity of any storm. The public message remains that winter weather could turn extreme, and that stocking food is a basic step households can take in response.
