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Charmhills
12 February 2014 14:53:53

Rain just stopped and the sun is out but gale force winds here now more than anything.


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Osprey
12 February 2014 14:55:19

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Plane fipped over at shannon airport


1https://twitter.com/deric_hartigan/status/433611430064295936/photo/1 


 


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The Beast from the East
12 February 2014 15:04:41

squall line developing to west of london. main band almost gone


 


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ChrisJG
12 February 2014 15:06:56
Main band of rain has passed through but as it did, the winds really picked up. They seemed to have died down again now but with the occasional strong gust. Driving round the back lanes of the Eden valley today I came across huge pools of standing water that were filling up with the water running off the fields. Fortunate to escape from any major flooding so far though.
Wondering whether we'll be hit with the wind more later on as the skies currently brighten up a bit..
Home - near Penrith 150m ASL
Work - North/Central Cumbria
Rob K
12 February 2014 15:07:24



I am thinking of those who are in the firing line right now. It must be horrible - I'm not sure how anyone could actually all this find it exciting or exhilirating


Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


 



 


I'm probably tempting fate here, as the strongest winds are yet to arrive in these parts, but I must confess to loving exceptionally strong winds. Gives life a bit of drama; I like Mother Nature putting us 'pathetic humans' back in our place.


 


Originally Posted by: idj20 


Yes I feel the same. I love listening to the wind howling and the rain battering the windows. I also rather enjoy driving when the roads are really wet (not flooded, obviously, but with enough puddles to give it a bit of a rally experience  ). As a kid I always liked watching the water spraying up from the back seat when my dad was driving in the rain, and maybe I just haven't grown up...


There's also a bit of the same feeling of seeing a familiar landscape transformed (like when it snows) when you see the floodplains covered with water. Fortunately round here we haven't had loads of houses built on the floodplains, so they can do their job as nature intended.


 


Maybe I'd feel differently if the house started sustaining major damage, but so far, fingers crossed, even the fence is still intact.


 


Edit: the dry slot is really showing up well on the radar now. Is there more rain forecast in behind it, as the rain (although heavy) has pushed through fairly quickly in the south.


Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl
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Osprey
12 February 2014 15:09:58

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Another winter storm expected to leave a “catastrophic” blanket of ice across the South: bloom.bg/1bWbQC3


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Rob K
12 February 2014 15:11:31


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Another winter storm expected to leave a “catastrophic” blanket of ice across the South: bloom.bg/1bWbQC3


Originally Posted by: Osprey 


Perhaps you ought to clarify that that's "the South" as in Scarlett O'Hara.


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overland
12 February 2014 15:14:10



Thought the Mumbles would make an appearance 92mph

Originally Posted by: Osprey 


I live in Mumbles and its absolutely wild out there. Wind wise, it's the worst of the storms so far this winter.


Originally Posted by: overland 


Yes I know Mumbles and Caswell Bay well


Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 


Flooding wise it hasnt been too bad here, but the beaches have suffered with both Caswell and Langland having lost virtually all the sand. It's  by far the worst I've seen in 20 years living down here.


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Hamptonian
12 February 2014 15:14:56

Here in Egham, Surrey we just had a torrential downpour of hail/sleety mix. It's left the cars and rooftops with a slushy covering. 12mm in total from today's rainfall. Not the best of news for the ever-worsening floods.

Rob K
12 February 2014 15:21:38

Pic from Network Rail of the railway line washed away at Stonegate (Sussex) by the recent landslip.


 



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Marigold
12 February 2014 15:24:13

106mph recorded at Aberdaron...


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Nordic Snowman
12 February 2014 15:24:19

Rain was moderate but brief in Portsmouth - just a couple of hours. Sun now popping out. Wind easing. Not many showers around down here, according to radar.


Friday's storm was initially showing substantial rain amounts across the whole of the south but from yesterday evening, there was a shift - which has continued further today as well (GFS). Looks like the very heavy rain will focus more into Wales and W Midlands, with lesser amounts across CS and SE parts.


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Osprey
12 February 2014 15:30:12



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Another winter storm expected to leave a “catastrophic” blanket of ice across the South: bloom.bg/1bWbQC3


Originally Posted by: Rob K 


Perhaps you ought to clarify that that's "the South" as in Scarlett O'Hara.


Originally Posted by: Osprey 


No, you just did it for me..... Well almost


South means USA -


Scarlett O'Hara A Southern belle In the film Gone with the "Extremely strong WIND! "


Bloomin-Cheese-Berger- News Prog - Mainly USA


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Rob K
12 February 2014 15:32:32
Video of the Limerick Boat Club roof blowing off:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=739897959356336&set=vb.113798148632990&type=2&theater 

As one of the comments says: "Looks like rain Ted"
Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl
"But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand." — Jerome K. Jerome
Osprey
12 February 2014 15:35:15




Thought the Mumbles would make an appearance 92mph

Originally Posted by: overland 


I live in Mumbles and its absolutely wild out there. Wind wise, it's the worst of the storms so far this winter.


Originally Posted by: Osprey 


Yes I know Mumbles and Caswell Bay well


Originally Posted by: overland 


Flooding wise it hasnt been too bad here, but the beaches have suffered with both Caswell and Langland having lost virtually all the sand. It's  by far the worst I've seen in 20 years living down here.


Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 


Jeepers!! Wonder what it like around the rest of the Gower


Swansea sand wharf will be busy


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Osprey
12 February 2014 15:38:18


Pic from Network Rail of the railway line washed away at Stonegate (Sussex) by the recent landslip.


 



Originally Posted by: Rob K 


Thats rather worrying to know there's not much under the rails...


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mbradshaw
12 February 2014 15:40:30


106mph recorded at Aberdaron...


Originally Posted by: Marigold 


Take care out there folks. Wind gusts of 100mph are dangerous, regardless of where they hit. Stay inside and stay safe. 


But, I did have to smile hearing the radio guy explaining he was being buffeted by 80mph gusts while doing an outside broadcast. Er...no mate. If you were you would not be standing up, and you deff would not be speaking into a mic. When wind speeds are blowing upwards of 70mph it is very hard work opening and closing doors on buildings due to the pressure differences. Take it from me, I have had to live through the odd "hurricane" in my time, a few not that long ago.

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12 February 2014 15:41:09




I am thinking of those who are in the firing line right now. It must be horrible - I'm not sure how anyone could actually all this find it exciting or exhilirating


Originally Posted by: Rob K 


 



 


I'm probably tempting fate here, as the strongest winds are yet to arrive in these parts, but I must confess to loving exceptionally strong winds. Gives life a bit of drama; I like Mother Nature putting us 'pathetic humans' back in our place.


 


Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


Yes I feel the same. I love listening to the wind howling and the rain battering the windows. I also rather enjoy driving when the roads are really wet (not flooded, obviously, but with enough puddles to give it a bit of a rally experience  ). As a kid I always liked watching the water spraying up from the back seat when my dad was driving in the rain, and maybe I just haven't grown up...


There's also a bit of the same feeling of seeing a familiar landscape transformed (like when it snows) when you see the floodplains covered with water. Fortunately round here we haven't had loads of houses built on the floodplains, so they can do their job as nature intended.


 


Maybe I'd feel differently if the house started sustaining major damage, but so far, fingers crossed, even the fence is still intact.


Originally Posted by: idj20 


I was once a fan of really windy weather, that is until one stormy night in the 1980s I had a load of tiles ripped off my roof. I'll never forget hearing that horrible noise and with great trepidation opening the loft hatch cover only to look up and see the stars through the hole in the roof.


At the moment here today it's just about tolerable with gusts barely up to 50mph, and fun watching the clouds scudding past at great speed, and the larger birds such as gulls swooping round into the wind and then angling their wings apparently to see how long they can maintain ground station. I'm guessing they must be having a great time.


 


Rob
In the flatlands of South Cambridgeshire 15m ASL.
Russwirral
12 February 2014 15:44:36

People often over hype the wind speeds experienced.  Ive only ever once experienced winds 90mph +.  Ill never forget the roar it made.  Ive never heard it since.


 


Once your in a 90mph wind, you never forget the noise. 


Medlock Vale Weather
12 February 2014 15:49:35

After a brief lull the wind has just gusted to 61mph on my exposed PWS, worse to come later I would imagine.  Going to get the candles ready just in case - you never know.


I notice Aberdaron in N Wales has got up to 105mph  


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mbradshaw
12 February 2014 15:51:26


After a brief lull the wind has just gusted to 61mph on my exposed PWS, worse to come later I would imagine.  Going to get the candles ready just in case - you never know.


I notice Aberdaron in N Wales has got up to 105mph  


Originally Posted by: Medlock Vale Weather 


Very stormy 

















































Aberdaron (94 m)106 mph
Mumbles (32 m)96 mph
Capel Curig (215 m)91 mph
Pembrey Burrows (6 m)89 mph
Aberporth (134 m)88 mph
Plymouth MtBatten (50 m)81 mph
Lake Vyrnwy (359 m)78 mph
Raf Mona (62 m)78 mph
Scilly St Mary (30 m)77 mph
Great Dun Fell (847 m)77 mph
Alderney Channel Is (71 m)77 mph
Sevendust
12 February 2014 15:51:32

Fierce squall gone through here with hail

Russwirral
12 February 2014 15:52:58



After a brief lull the wind has just gusted to 61mph on my exposed PWS, worse to come later I would imagine.  Going to get the candles ready just in case - you never know.


I notice Aberdaron in N Wales has got up to 105mph  


Originally Posted by: mbradshaw 


Very stormy 

















































Aberdaron (94 m)106 mph
Mumbles (32 m)96 mph
Capel Curig (215 m)91 mph
Pembrey Burrows (6 m)89 mph
Aberporth (134 m)88 mph
Plymouth MtBatten (50 m)81 mph
Lake Vyrnwy (359 m)78 mph
Raf Mona (62 m)78 mph
Scilly St Mary (30 m)77 mph
Great Dun Fell (847 m)77 mph
Alderney Channel Is (71 m)77 mph

Originally Posted by: Medlock Vale Weather 


 


Looks like the main element of the storm is now kicking off with winds picing up further around the west coast of Wales.  Watch out Lancashire....youre next.


 


 


EDIT : 4pm http://modeles2.meteociel.fr/modeles_gfs/runs/2014021212/3-289UK.GIF?12-12 


 


Bang on target.  well done charts.


l1sav
12 February 2014 15:56:39
Keeping my fingers crossed for all you folks affected by all this horrific weather.
I can only watch and gasp at all the flooding and storm after storm after storm.

It was a bit windy here earlier but now gone quiet, Rain stopped and sun has come out.

Keep safe folks :)

Home - Littleport nr Ely Cambs
speckledjim
12 February 2014 15:57:37
110mph has been recorded just off the coast of Ireland by a ship...
Thorner, West Yorkshire


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