Still fairly windy here (local PWS recording 31mph gusts, Headcorn Aerodrome 29mph) but not raining much.  I'm watching that squall line coming across the country and wondering if it will hold together until it gets here.

Again, as I was typing we had a power dip in which the lights went out completely for about half a second, at which I thought 'Well, that's us off the supply' but they came back on.  The laptop was unaffected because of the internal battery, and I'm just about to find out if the router's connection to the internet is still functioning.

I have visited the Needles Old Battery on the IOW on a calm, sunny summer's day, and while I was admiring the superb view I thought that I wouldn't like to be standing there when there was a severe SWesterly gale blowing.

Quite a notable difference after that last squall line past, becoming quite calm now with blue sky showing and a drop of temperature of nearly 4c.

Had the same dip this end of town. Lost internet and cable tv. Now all back again. Very gusty wind here but seems to have dropped slightly last 20 minutes

That second squall line just  gone though was much more interesting - violent gusts, torrential rain/hail noisily lashing the windows, and next to no visibility across the garden. However, the sky is now brightening in the west - I think that's it - and I can relax.

That 2nd squall line seems to have drawn a  line under the event - much, much calmer now  with a  clearance.  Time for a wander round to see if there is any damage.

I think that squall line has covered most of the country.  

While the wind did increase with the squall, we had stronger winds this morning.  However, the rain was really heavy.  We had a puddle in our utility room, blown in from the closed door and that’s never happened before.

I ventured out once the squall had passed and there was a heck of a lot of water on the roads, mainly running off fields, so it was a rich brown colour.  There was also a fair bit of debris and we have several uprooted trees from this morning’s stronger gusts. 

I'm awaiting the squall line here with some trepidation - it'll see the strongest winds of this whole event. Since the winds have swung into the SW (rather than SSW), it's been far louder and all sorts of creaks, donks and squeaks coming from outside. Rather than fret over every single noise, I've popped on a set of noise-cancelling headphones. Ignorance is bliss!

My UPS has kicked in three times in the last hour, the lights having flickered (or gone out) a dozen or more times. There are power cuts all over the place, so I'm not going to tempt fate by saying anything other than a UPS is a wonderful invention if you live in the sticks, with overhead power cables!

EDIT: You don't even need the radar to know where the squall line is... Google Maps shows it up perfectly as slower traffic on the M25!

That squall line is intensifying as it heads into s/e

Very stormy here just the minute I don’t want to lose any more roof tiles.

https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar

Main feature of the squall here was the heavy rain, 8mm in 17 minutes. Rain rate hit 153mm/hr. Lots of flooding on the roads immediately after.

Wind was gusty but not quite as strong as this morning.

I popped down to B&Q to get some supplies for a temporary repair to my severely damaged fence panels. Timed it so I was inside when the squall line hit. It certainly looked impressive but largely a rain event.

Hi Caz, I reckon that squall line we had early this afternoon is probably the most violent one I've ever seen, especially as it lasted quite a while and produced incredibly intense rainfall with a lot of hail mixed in too.   Earlier in the day, a 20-foot wide section of fence was completely blown down at the end of my garden (fortunately not my fence), and another section of a fence bordering a neighbour was just torn apart!   And my composter bin lid was sent flying about 20ft up my garden.  Just been extraordinary today hasn't it?   

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Southwesterly violent storm force 11 decreasing severe gale force 9 soon 👍

Squall no.2 just about to hit here.

Third squall line now here - it's one that's only really organised upon landfall. 

Gone very dark and, er, squally. Some big hailstones and bursts of heavy, horizontal rain.

But it's nothing particularly extreme, or something I'll remember. I think we're in a bit of a sheltered location. 

In terms of rain, we've had a lot, leading to local flooding.

But again, there's places hit harder than here. Below is Mytholmroyd, where Grey Wolf lives. I hope he's alright. 

Breathe it’s thru sudden drop out nice to see brighter sky looking nasty for Kent.

It looks like another squall is developing in the North West. 

I've just been reading the news thread on the BBC website about the storm, and NetworkSE report that the Tonbridge signalbox is without domestic power (though the railway power supply is still on so the trains and signalbox can still function).  I've also read that in addition to the usual fallen trees blocking railway lines they have had a number of garden trampolines blowing out of people's gardens on to the lines.

(While I was composing this post my internet connection dropped out, so it's a good job I copied it to the clipboard, as I've had to re-post it.)

Can we really call every potent band of showers that comes across a 'squall line'? That term seems to have been somewhat overused today.

Anyhow, whatever it is called this one certainly blasted through here. After things calming down considerably earlier this afternoon to give some pleasant sunshine the wind certainly ramped up again, perhaps even stronger than when the cold front came through. Not as impressive though as the torrential rain wasn't there but still pretty stormy.

A non event on the Epsom Downs due to the wind direction. Gusts of ~60 mph, no signs of damage and no power cuts.