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Whether Idle
15 February 2014 07:04:45


Just been woken up by an almighty gust.


Originally Posted by: Hamptonian 


I recommend Milk of Magnesia


Dover, 5m asl. Half a mile from the south coast.
Osprey
15 February 2014 07:13:29



Just been woken up by an almighty gust.


Originally Posted by: Whether Idle 


I recommend Milk of Magnesia


Originally Posted by: Hamptonian 



Nobody likes a smartass, especially another smartass...
If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
garybournemouth
15 February 2014 07:47:01
Flood sirens have just gone off again at Chiswell , Portland.
doctormog
15 February 2014 07:49:38

And in utterly predictable news, two hillwalkers have been reported missing on Ben Nevis.

Originally Posted by: SEMerc 



Thankfully it has been reported that they have been found safe and well.
Girthmeister
15 February 2014 08:17:44

Just astonishing to see such high winds STILL across the UK on XCWeather, so many hours on. Daybreak shows, mercifully, no significant damage here, thank goodness...thoughts and prayers go out to those whom have been less fortunate.

Osprey
15 February 2014 08:24:30

There is something wrong with the climate for sure


When I began in construction (70's), the old boys would often talk of the 47 winter and how work was halted for months on end


because of it.


Although this winter is not a freeze I'm beginning to see this as similar in some ways to 47 although so far not as long or as bad.


Since early December I don't think we've had a full week in work. and where we usually have the weekends off, if it was dry on a Satuday or Sunday we went in.


However the ground has become that sodden with hardly a break from the rain and wind, we've been rained off for nearly TWO


weeks


The economy is bound to taken a kick in the gonads from this weather in more ways than one


Nobody likes a smartass, especially another smartass...
If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Twister
15 February 2014 08:26:41

House-shudderingly windy last night - actually quite scary! The garden fence is rather wobbly this morning, so will need to work out how to save it in such sodden ground.


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idj20
15 February 2014 08:37:14

Well, all is still intact here, and thankfully I slept through most of it last night anyway (did take me a while to settle down, though), the joys of being hard of hearing. However, at the moment it is still quite blustery with heavy showers rattling through - but then the sun will be shining away in five minutes time.
  There is that bitter brine-like scent in the air, not surprising as half of the Altantic must be sitting over Southern England by now.


Folkestone Harbour. 
Darren S
15 February 2014 08:54:43
We lost another four fence panels overnight, on top of the one we lost a couple of days ago. We have, however, gained a recycling box, not sure whose it is, and an empty tin of tomato soup.
Darren
Crowthorne, Berks (87m asl)
South Berks Winter Snow Depth Totals:
2023/24 0 cm; 2022/23 7 cm; 2021/22 1 cm; 2020/21 13 cm; 2019/20 0 cm; 2018/19 14 cm; 2017/18 23 cm; 2016/17 0 cm; 2015/16 0.5 cm; 2014/15 3.5 cm; 2013/14 0 cm; 2012/13 22 cm; 2011/12 7 cm; 2010/11 6 cm; 2009/10 51 cm
Sevendust
15 February 2014 08:59:44

Over this winter, Hampshire has dodged a few bullets but not last night.


Very sad to see all the damage, especially along the coast. The seafront would have been a very dangerous place yesterday evening.


What was unusual about the event was the longevity of the strong winds. Absolute maximum gusts were impressive but it was that number of hours that it was maintained that was particularly destructive.


I alluded to this in a warning I issued elsewhere yesterday morning and you just hope on those occasions that it doesn't work out

Clare
15 February 2014 09:30:41
Seriously windy here last night- chose the wrong winter to replace my weather station..new one has been here since Xmas, but it's been too windy to get on the roof to install it! Consequently I've no idea of our max gust, but next doors 2 Leylandiis ended up in our garden, taking out our Land Rover roof, and TV aerial AWOL.... any ideas where I can get the max gust readings for Wakehurst Place/Millenium Seed Bank???
On the Mid Sussex downs,156m amsl on ridge near Ardingly. Igloo built in our garden,2010, lasted till march !
Rob K
15 February 2014 09:33:26

We lost another four fence panels overnight, on top of the one we lost a couple of days ago. We have, however, gained a recycling box, not sure whose it is, and an empty tin of tomato soup.

Originally Posted by: Darren S 



It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good...

Clear blue skies this morning and at first sight everything appears to be intact. Quite a hairy drive back from Brookwood station last night. Train was delayed by a tree on the line and then lots of branches and floodwater on the roads.
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
Matty H
15 February 2014 09:35:59
Well that was a hell of a night 👎

The house opposite has lost it's shed roof and the house next to them has their entire length of shiplap fencing led flat on the drive.

We've escaped with just the felt missing off our shed roof. It's completely gone as well, no sign of it. Can't even blame the gypos for this one.

Going out for a drive in a bit to see what other damage is around.

Agree that with hindsight this possibly should have had a red warning.
Bugglesgate
15 February 2014 09:49:51

Well that was a hell of a night ThumbDown

The house opposite has lost it's shed roof and the house next to them has their entire length of shiplap fencing led flat on the drive.

We've escaped with just the felt missing off our shed roof. It's completely gone as well, no sign of it. Can't even blame the gypos for this one.

Going out for a drive in a bit to see what other damage is around.

Agree that with hindsight this possibly should have had a red warning.

Originally Posted by: Matty H 


 


Only consolation is that it happened at night and not at peak commuter time.


I also sincerely hope this winter is a 1-off and  isn't  the  result of a  long term "pattern change" of some kind - last thing we need is a  decade or so of this crap.


 


Shorter term, it's good to see  the MO warning charts clear of wind and rain  after the current  ones "time out" in a minute.


 


Chris (It,its)
Between Newbury and Basingstoke
"When they are giving you their all, some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy banging your heart against some mad buggers wall"
The Beast from the East
15 February 2014 10:05:31

Well that was a hell of a night ThumbDown


We've escaped with just the felt missing off our shed roof. It's completely gone as well, no sign of it. Can't even blame the gypos for this one.


Agree that with hindsight this possibly should have had a red warning.

Originally Posted by: Matty H 


Same here, lost the felt, some fence panels, guttering as well as a panel on the garage roof which I cant find.


As much as I like extreme weather, it is no fun when it happens to you.


And just when I thought it was over, we just had another squall which took out a small tree.


Also just heard on the news that the Army has been called into to help prevent the local water works from flooding. If that goes we will have no water


http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Army-called-help-stop-stricken-Kenley-water/story-20635832-detail/story.html


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DEW
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15 February 2014 10:41:38

A neighbour's wall blew down - not significant in the great scheme of things, but interesting that it blew down in the opposite direction to that of the wind. Obviously a bit of extra power added by a small vortex forming - there are tall buildings nearby.


War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl
DEW
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15 February 2014 10:49:14



Extremely windy here in Pulborough west sussex, some tree damage on the way into work this morning.


Whilst checking the yard for damage in the pitch black i noticed in the sky what can only be described as a night time rainbow!! 


a complete arc of grey, perfect shap like a complete rainbow would be


 


Does anyone know what thsi may be or how its caused ?


Originally Posted by: SydneyonTees 


 


Could be a gust front with associate cloud, bit like a southerly buster roll cloud type thing you get here. Sometimes here depending on conditions some very interesting formations can form on the leading edge. Usually when this is coming you know you are about to get hammered by a very strong gust.


Originally Posted by: 10-4 


A nearly full moon last night, and bright, so if there was a shower about in the direction away from the moon, it could have been a moonbow, which does not appear coloured - see http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/moonbow.htm for full commentary but basically the light level is too low for the colour receptors in the eye to respond.


War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl
Deep Powder
15 February 2014 10:50:03
Apart from bins blown into odd places, my property appears to be okay, however, I will go for a drive in a bit and I am not sure the local area will have been spared damage. The wind was incredible (still blowing significantly) and I believe we were/have been very fortunate to escape any damage on my property, see what my excursion brings.........

Ps just seen 2 huge tree surgeon trucks pull up outside and going into a house opposite, hope all is okay! Can see lots of tree debris being carried out now. Actually looking out back window I can see a huge tree leaning at 45 degrees and plenty of sheds that are now feltless
Near Leatherhead 100masl (currently living in China since September 2019)
Loving the weather whatever it brings, snow, rain, wind, sun, heat, all great!
Bugglesgate
15 February 2014 11:26:36


A neighbour's wall blew down - not significant in the great scheme of things, but interesting that it blew down in the opposite direction to that of the wind. Obviously a bit of extra power added by a small vortex forming - there are tall buildings nearby.


Originally Posted by: DEW 


A neighbour of mine lost a long length of wall during the Christmas storms. It's obvious to see why that went - 6Ft high single thickness stretcher bond (half brick thick). No buttressing, no support and, as the wall disintegrated into its component bricks, I suspect very little cement in the mortar. It's a miracle it's stayed there that long (built at the same time as the rest of the estate in the late 1980s).


 


 


Chris (It,its)
Between Newbury and Basingstoke
"When they are giving you their all, some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy banging your heart against some mad buggers wall"
Gooner
15 February 2014 11:59:19

Last nights raain ( in the form of showers ) and this mornings showers delivered more rain than yesterdays rain band . what a very rough nigh, been to work this morning so many fields under water


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Marcus
Banbury
North Oxfordshire
378 feet A S L


picturesareme
15 February 2014 12:02:40

Over this winter, Hampshire has dodged a few bullets but not last night.


Very sad to see all the damage, especially along the coast. The seafront would have been a very dangerous place yesterday evening.


What was unusual about the event was the longevity of the strong winds. Absolute maximum gusts were impressive but it was that number of hours that it was maintained that was particularly destructive.


I alluded to this in a warning I issued elsewhere yesterday morning and you just hope on those occasions that it doesn't work out

Originally Posted by: Sevendust 



****Speaking strictly for Hampshire and for autumn/ winter 13/14****

For wind gusts this is in the top 3/4 for the autumn winter period. For sustained winds we've had worse. For the longevity of the most intense winds again we've had worse. For costal destruction again we've had worse.
The storm that destroyed the railway line Devon was the worst storm we've had for coastal damage. It destroyed parts of the pier, widespread flooding along coastal southsea.

The little caffe sits about 15 meters from the waters edge at about 10ft above... Normally!!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4/ianspictures85/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsd6d35efe.jpg 
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4/ianspictures85/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsf9b7cf55.jpg 

The storm pushed thousands of tones of shingle up, roads and pavements buried in the stuff. Bricks & mortar also littered the pavements.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4/ianspictures85/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps9c5f72f4.jpg 
RobN
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15 February 2014 12:03:36

As others have noted, it's the duration of this event that is so remarkable. Here it's been gusting to around 50knots or more for over 12 hours. Usually in these events it's a couple of hours only for peak gusts.


No significant damage noted locally fortunately apart from the usual wheelie bin carnage and some stripped shed roofs. However, some of my wooden fenceposts have now fractured below ground level and the attached panels are swinging wildly, so I don't think they would survive another blow like this one.


Rob
In the flatlands of South Cambridgeshire 15m ASL.
Stormchaser
15 February 2014 12:44:49

The River Avon is the highest I've seen it since 2000, and is providing some remarkable scenery at the moment.


There are many blown-out fence panels to be seen this morning, along with countless fallen branches, some as large as small trees.


One tree appeared to have lost all the bark on one side, which could actually be a consequence of lightning, although I recall no thunder yesterday - even during the torrential rain showers.


 


Today it's managed to tip it down a few times in the past hour or so. The fat rain drops were very much of the April Shower variety... some 45 days too early.


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Charmhills
15 February 2014 12:58:30

Gales here overnight with showers but nothing overly severe compared to down south.


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15 February 2014 13:03:48

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