Officials in Jersey and Guernsey are warning islanders to stay at home and not to travel unless absolutely necessary on Thursday 2 November.
He said: "We've got a large storm surge and some very large, powerful waves as well so the high tide around 8:40am on Thursday morning is of concern for us."
Jersey's Chief of Police, Robin Smith, has been leading meetings of the island's "Strategic Coordination Group" - bringing together emergency services and other government departments. He said this is going to be "a very significant storm" for the Channel Islands which some have likened to the devastating weather seen in the Great Storm of 1987.
Mr Smith added the instruction to only travel if essential effectively translates to "stay at home" for residents. Want to find out more about the stories making the headlines? Don't miss Channelcast - the Channel Islands current affairs podcast brought to you by ITV News:
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