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Ally Pally Snowman
12 February 2014 19:16:15
Man city game called off because of the winds and also the Everton game off because of building damage not clear if its the stadium. Stoke game delayed
Bishop's Stortford 85m ASL.
mbradshaw
12 February 2014 19:22:08



Indeed.


To be fair I think the average speed at 15:00 would have worried me the most. Exposed locations get high gusts, which are bad enough. But you can get high gusts will fairly low mean readings. A mean reading of 81mph shows during that hour a very wild situation at the anemometer.


Originally Posted by: Rob K 


Have a look at the @LlynRetreats Twitter feed to get some idea of what it's been like.


 


E.g. https://twitter.com/LlynRetreats/status/433668158180704257/photo/1


 



Originally Posted by: mbradshaw 


Very nasty. Main thing is no one gets hurt. As irritating and inconvinient as it is having to fix roof tiles and chop up trees these things can be put right over time.


Cheers for the link and stay safe everyone.

marting
12 February 2014 19:25:27
Rain stopped here, but so many trees blocking roads at moment, was a terrifying drive home. The noise is constant with gusts making everything grown. Scary tonight, fingers crossed.
Martin
Martin
Greasby, Wirral.
Gooner
12 February 2014 19:28:38

Man city game called off because of the winds and also the Everton game off because of building damage not clear if its the stadium. Stoke game delayed

Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 


For football reasons only


 


good stuff


Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun



Marcus
Banbury
North Oxfordshire
378 feet A S L


Patrick01
12 February 2014 19:30:17

Rain stopped here, but so many trees blocking roads at moment, was a terrifying drive home. The noise is constant with gusts making everything grown. Scary tonight, fingers crossed.
Martin

Originally Posted by: marting 


 


Looking at the Hilbre wx station is seems as though the worst may have moved across now Martin:


 


http://cobs.noc.ac.uk/cobs/met/hilbre/getimage.php?code=5&span=1


 


I imagine wind speeds for West Kirby/Hoylake were similar - top gusts around 85mph on that.

RobN
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12 February 2014 19:39:43



Indeed.


To be fair I think the average speed at 15:00 would have worried me the most. Exposed locations get high gusts, which are bad enough. But you can get high gusts will fairly low mean readings. A mean reading of 81mph shows during that hour a very wild situation at the anemometer.


Originally Posted by: Rob K 


Have a look at the @LlynRetreats Twitter feed to get some idea of what it's been like.


 


E.g. https://twitter.com/LlynRetreats/status/433668158180704257/photo/1


 



Originally Posted by: mbradshaw 


That really is the verge of catastrophe...


Rob
In the flatlands of South Cambridgeshire 15m ASL.
Medlock Vale Weather
12 February 2014 19:48:57

I think the worst is over now here, recent gust to 63mph after a peak of 78mph. Hard to tell if the hosue has been damaged on the outside, will get a better look in the morning. A friend says a large tree was uprooted further up the lane and branches fallen from other trees. Other than that nothing else that I know of or injuries.


Alan in Medlock Valley - Oldham's frost hollow. 103 metres above sea level.
What is a frost hollow? http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/wxfacts/Frost-hollow.htm 
Frostbite80
12 February 2014 20:04:04
Just heard on the news there has been a fatality 😢
Saint Snow
12 February 2014 20:22:21


I cannot put this into words really. Never seen winds like this. Insane out there and I believe we're only gusting to around 70mph here in Stoke.


Originally Posted by: RobR 


 


Behave yerself!


Yes, it's very windy - but we've had worse.


Took me almost 2 hours to get home tonight. Not because driving conditions were difficult, but because of the fe***n arsewitted decision to close off half the region's vital motorway network for rush hour. Quite why the authorities closed the Thelwall Viaduct and Barton Bridge to ALL vehicles is beyond me. Just close the bridges to lorries & larger vans and let cars continue to use them (like they often do on cross-Pennine routes).


Saying that, I despise traffic jams with a passion, so took the back roads route home. But every time I hit one a snarl-up that didn't move within a few minutes, I'd try another route. Ended up going down a potholed road over Chat Moss (probably passed near Kevin Bradshaw's house!!) before hitting another traffic jam back on the main road. Then another. Then another. I reckon if I'd have just crawled westwards along the M62, I'd have cut 15-20 mins off my eventual journey time. If I'd stayed on the A57, probably half an hour.


I'm guessing I'm in the minority for getting insanely angry at traffic jams. I feel homicidal toward all the other *****rs who've dared not stay on the gridlocked main road network, and instead are snarling up MY rat-runs.




Martin
Home: St Helens (26m asl) Work: Manchester (75m asl)
A TWO addict since 14/12/01
"How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics."
Aneurin Bevan
Gaz
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12 February 2014 20:26:50

Looking at Friday with SE Winds and possible Severe at that i pitty the work


being done in dawlish


Gary, Torquay, Devon. 85 Meters / 279 Feet ASL


Thunderstorms in 2013: 28th September 3.30am - 8.00am Storm that lasted over 4 Hours
Thunderstorms in 2013: 17th June 6.30pm. bright Lightning out at sea - Deep Bass Thunder
Thunderstorms in 2012: 11th August 10:30pm. bright Lightning - Deep Bass Thunder
Thunderstorms in 2012: 28th June 2:00am From Spainish Plume. 5 sec lightning flashes
Thunderstorms (Flickering Lightning) in 2012: 26th May 2:30 From Spainish Plume





Sevendust
12 February 2014 20:30:11


Looking at Friday with SE Winds and possible Severe at that i pitty the work


being done in dawlish


Originally Posted by: Gaz 


As last Friday, the angle of attack and proximity of the low are a bit different to the full-on Atlantic ones like today. This is a bad thing for my location in terms of rainfall and, as you say, the south Devon coast

idot
  • idot
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12 February 2014 20:38:42

Media is now entering the "madness phase" of an event - reporting obviously idiotic quotes like "this is an almost unprecidented event"


 


Saint Snow
12 February 2014 20:44:09


Media is now entering the "madness phase" of an event - reporting obviously idiotic quotes like "this is an almost unprecidented event"


 


Originally Posted by: idot 


 


Quite.


Christ, this country loves a 'crisis'  (or should that be 'molehill')



Martin
Home: St Helens (26m asl) Work: Manchester (75m asl)
A TWO addict since 14/12/01
"How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics."
Aneurin Bevan
Saint Snow
12 February 2014 20:49:20

Incidentally, the Hilton Tower in Manc was humming again tonight   


 



Martin
Home: St Helens (26m asl) Work: Manchester (75m asl)
A TWO addict since 14/12/01
"How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics."
Aneurin Bevan
WMB
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12 February 2014 21:01:12

Windy, but no where near as bad as Boxing Day night and no way comparable to Jan 2005 when we got hit by a sting jet and 90-100mph gusts.

mbradshaw
12 February 2014 21:10:44

260,000 homes and businesses without power in Eire. A right old mess....


http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/200-000-homes-expected-to-be-without-power-overnight-due-to-storm-1.1688660


As of 8pm 147,000 lost power in the UK, 100,000 in Wales.

bradders
12 February 2014 21:10:55

 Wind seems to be moderating slightly, everything seems to be intact including the garden fences, but I`ll double check in the morning. I`m fairly sure we have never had such strong winds in Cheadle Hulme since we moved here in 1975.



Eric. Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.
idot
  • idot
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12 February 2014 21:12:13
This is NOT. A major event by any standard... Yet huge overhype
Jonesy
12 February 2014 21:13:06
A guy " weather expert " on Sky News says this will last for another two weeks !! 😮
Medway Towns (Kent)
The Weather will do what it wants, when it wants, no matter what data is thrown at it !
mbradshaw
12 February 2014 21:15:05

This is NOT. A major event by any standard... Yet huge overhype

Originally Posted by: idot 


I can tell you, when you are sat in a gale blowing at 100mph or more, it is a major event. That is what some parts of the country have seen today.

idot
  • idot
  • Advanced Member
12 February 2014 21:15:52
If I hear another person say "I've lived here all my life..." Grow up, you just have a short memory; 1990 and 2007 were much worse. Also, in the Thames you have the money. Stop
Trying to sponge
Arcus
12 February 2014 21:16:00
Some strong gusts here in the last hour or so, max about 65mph so nothing compared to others. Have had to hack down a dodgy fence panel in the driving rain to prevent further problems.
Ben,
Nr. Easingwold, North Yorkshire
30m asl
idot
  • idot
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12 February 2014 21:19:44
Bbcn:"very few parts of the uk are unaffected" crap. Actually the reverse is true
Essan
12 February 2014 21:23:38



I cannot put this into words really. Never seen winds like this. Insane out there and I believe we're only gusting to around 70mph here in Stoke.


Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


 


Behave yerself!


Yes, it's very windy - but we've had worse.


Took me almost 2 hours to get home tonight. Not because driving conditions were difficult, but because of the fe***n arsewitted decision to close off half the region's vital motorway network for rush hour. Quite why the authorities closed the Thelwall Viaduct and Barton Bridge to ALL vehicles is beyond me. Just close the bridges to lorries & larger vans and let cars continue to use them (like they often do on cross-Pennine routes).


Saying that, I despise traffic jams with a passion, so took the back roads route home. But every time I hit one a snarl-up that didn't move within a few minutes, I'd try another route. Ended up going down a potholed road over Chat Moss (probably passed near Kevin Bradshaw's house!!) before hitting another traffic jam back on the main road. Then another. Then another. I reckon if I'd have just crawled westwards along the M62, I'd have cut 15-20 mins off my eventual journey time. If I'd stayed on the A57, probably half an hour.


I'm guessing I'm in the minority for getting insanely angry at traffic jams. I feel homicidal toward all the other *****rs who've dared not stay on the gridlocked main road network, and instead are snarling up MY rat-runs.



Originally Posted by: RobR 



Took me 2 minutes to walk home tonight.  Or would have, had I gone straight home instead of shopping en route


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

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job - DNA
Essan
12 February 2014 21:25:48

This is NOT. A major event by any standard... Yet huge overhype

Originally Posted by: idot 



Ah yes, if it doen't happen in my back garden it doesn't happen  


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

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job - DNA

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