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cowman
23 December 2013 18:30:54



Just a normal breeze here in the East Midlands so far though it was gusty with the rain earlier on.


Originally Posted by: Gooner 


It was a windy day here , but not a " oh my god" sort of day on terms of the wind .....thankfully


Originally Posted by: haghir22 



I'm amazed how different it is for you....it's howling like a beast here, with huge house shaking gusts every ten minutes or so. They really make you think each time tht something is going to break....

Originally Posted by: Gooner 


Nothing like that here today, yes, strong gusts but nothing to  worry about, not even a concern to the fencing

Originally Posted by: Charmhills 



No wind at all here now quite still, seem's we mist the worst of it.
Jive Buddy
23 December 2013 18:33:48

Another roof off, this time Canterbury. Last gust just topped out highest so far, at 51.7mph

It's not over, until the fat Scandy sinks.....

Location: St. Mary Cray, S.E. London border with Kent.
mbradshaw
23 December 2013 18:35:21

Oh goody (sarcasm).


Amber gale warning now in force for our region tomorrow. 80 - 90mph looks likely. Then a yellow gale warning in force for us on Christmas day, 70 - 80mph. And then a yellow gale warning again for Friday. 


Central pressure around midnight Christmas day looks to be < 930hPa. Amazingly low.


Still, I guess we are used to it now

POD
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23 December 2013 18:39:27

Rain intensifying, torrential now, rr 45.0mm/hr 16.4mm today.

Pat, Crawley Down, West Sussex.
Whether Idle
23 December 2013 18:46:47

Things starting to ramp up here, there's a constant roar, heavy lashing rain and the prospect of worse to come. 


Dover Castle flag pole is taking an abslote pummeling and there's an eerie glow around the fortress asthe eviscerated raindrops are lit by the sodium bulbs.

Dover, 5m asl. Half a mile from the south coast.
bledur
23 December 2013 18:47:28

a storm like we are currently having in the south is always going to seem worse and ultimately more destructive than say a similiar or worse storm in somewhere like n. w scotland. some of my relations used to live  up near stoer in n.w scotland and the houses were obviously built with more thought to severe gales , i.e.  sited in sheltered dips and solidly constructed. having said that there were also some mobile homes which would blow away if they were not roped and wired down to large rocks.

warrenb
23 December 2013 18:47:36
Wind really gusting here now, and up to 30mm of rain for the day so far
Tonbridge 45m 
Whether Idle
23 December 2013 18:49:55

Langdon Bay up to 74mph.  Sheesh!

Dover, 5m asl. Half a mile from the south coast.
mbradshaw
23 December 2013 18:50:45


a storm like we are currently having in the south is always going to seem worse and ultimately more destructive than say a similiar or worse storm in somewhere like n. w scotland. some of my relations used to live  up near stoer in n.w scotland and the houses were obviously built with more thought to severe gales , i.e.  sited in sheltered dips and solidly constructed. having said that there were also some mobile homes which would blow away if they were not roped and wired down to large rocks.


Originally Posted by: bledur 


That is true, although our transport and power networks are equally as vulnerable and much harder to fix after the event due to the inaccessible and huge distances involved.

Jive Buddy
23 December 2013 18:53:17

18:20 METAR from Manston, gusting 61mph!

It's not over, until the fat Scandy sinks.....

Location: St. Mary Cray, S.E. London border with Kent.
Whether Idle
23 December 2013 18:55:03


18:20 METAR from Manston, gusting 61mph!


Originally Posted by: Jive Buddy 


74 mph at Langdon Bay that was an hour ago FFS!  Roaring outside and really kicking off now. 5 hours til maximum forecast gusts at midnight! Sh*t!

Dover, 5m asl. Half a mile from the south coast.
Jive Buddy
23 December 2013 18:57:56


Things starting to ramp up here, there's a constant roar, heavy lashing rain and the prospect of worse to come. 


Dover Castle flag pole is taking an abslote pummeling and there's an eerie glow around the fortress asthe eviscerated raindrops are lit by the sodium bulbs.


Originally Posted by: Whether Idle 


Tree down Castle Hill Rd, Dover:


http://t.co/IdyvnQUAvA


 

It's not over, until the fat Scandy sinks.....

Location: St. Mary Cray, S.E. London border with Kent.
picturesareme
23 December 2013 18:57:57

18:20 METAR from Manston, gusting 61mph!

Originally Posted by: Jive Buddy 



'!'? Isn't manston coastal though?
Ally Pally Snowman
23 December 2013 19:01:03


18:20 METAR from Manston, gusting 61mph!


Originally Posted by: Whether Idle 


74 mph at Langdon Bay that was an hour ago FFS!  Roaring outside and really kicking off now. 5 hours til maximum forecast gusts at midnight! Sh*t!

Originally Posted by: Jive Buddy 




Yes looks like being worse than forecast you could be seeing 90mph plus by the early hrs. This storm looks like its already worse than St Jude.


Bishop's Stortford 85m ASL.
Gandalf The White
23 December 2013 19:01:41


18:20 METAR from Manston, gusting 61mph!


Originally Posted by: picturesareme 



'!'? Isn't manston coastal though?

Originally Posted by: Jive Buddy 


About 2 miles inland

Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


picturesareme
23 December 2013 19:01:51
Still gusting to just under 70mph... Sustained winds however have dropped considerably though.

News report just said waves just to the east of IoW over 30ft high.
Essan
23 December 2013 19:06:52



a storm like we are currently having in the south is always going to seem worse and ultimately more destructive than say a similiar or worse storm in somewhere like n. w scotland. some of my relations used to live  up near stoer in n.w scotland and the houses were obviously built with more thought to severe gales , i.e.  sited in sheltered dips and solidly constructed. having said that there were also some mobile homes which would blow away if they were not roped and wired down to large rocks.


Originally Posted by: mbradshaw 


That is true, although our transport and power networks are equally as vulnerable and much harder to fix after the event due to the inaccessible and huge distances involved.


Originally Posted by: bledur 



There are more people in London than the whole of Scotland - so a storm affecting London is 'bigger' than one affecting everyone from Lerwick to Annan.   If you add in the Home Counties then it's 'bigger' than one affecting everyone north of Manchester.

And of course, the SE has a lot more trees alongsie roads, railways and homes.  So the impact is always going to be greater.

Andy
Evesham, Worcs, Albion - 35m asl
Weather & Earth Science News 

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picturesareme
23 December 2013 19:07:08


18:20 METAR from Manston, gusting 61mph!


Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 


74 mph at Langdon Bay that was an hour ago FFS!  Roaring outside and really kicking off now. 5 hours til maximum forecast gusts at midnight! Sh*t!

Originally Posted by: Whether Idle 




Yes looks like being worse than forecast you could be seeing 90mph plus by the early hrs. This storm looks like its already worse than St Jude.


Originally Posted by: Jive Buddy 



Not exactly difficult! This storm already is way more powerful then the hyped up Jude.

Widespread sever gales... Been blowing for hours now with torrential rain. Gusts 65-75mph been reported widespread..,, could be as mentioned up to 90mph later.

Needles on IoW will no doubt see 100mph gust later if it hasn't already done.

Has anybody got a link to current conditions at needles??
Jive Buddy
23 December 2013 19:07:41

Lol! And a lampost down in Ramsgate

It's not over, until the fat Scandy sinks.....

Location: St. Mary Cray, S.E. London border with Kent.
Jason H
23 December 2013 19:11:08

Calmed down considerably. Now awaiting the second bout in 2-3 hours time.

I feel great! so maybe I might just
Search for a 9 to 5, if I strive
Then maybe I'll stay alive
Bexleyheath, Kent.
doctormog
23 December 2013 19:14:36

Lol! And a lampost down in Ramsgate

Originally Posted by: Jive Buddy 



http://thanetonline.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/saturday-walk-in-ramsgate-pictures-even.html  😝
Aberdeen
Current conditions (personal WS) 
GIBBY
23 December 2013 19:22:16

34.0mm of rain and wind gusts of 59mph and the second area of heavy rain is already knocking on the door..


Here's today's stats.


http://www.weatherlink.com/user/RadstockUK/

Martin G
Kilmersdon Radstock Bath Somerset


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Sevendust
23 December 2013 19:24:55

All eyes on the frontal wave now. Big area of rain getting into the south-west in association with this feature.


Worst places to be later appear to run along the south coast from East Hampshire to Kent but disruption could be pretty widespread across the south-east generally.


 

NMA
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23 December 2013 19:26:54

This seems to be the biggest storm so this Autumn/Winter in this part of Dorset. The rain was intense and almost tropical a few minutes ago and it looks like a lot more to come. Mrs N has friends over this evening and they arrived looking like they had been swimming...


The power was flickering this afternoon too and it doesn't look good in the run up to Christmas.


Nick

Vale of the Great Dairies
South Dorset
Elevation 60m 197ft
warrenb
23 December 2013 19:29:55
Well roads round here are closing left right and centre due to falling trees
Tonbridge 45m 
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