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  • Storm Tidal Surge
  • rossi46
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    This storm’s been a bit of a bugger so far, but tonight in my neck of the woods (the South East) we are expected to see a tidal surge on the scale of 1953 apparently. I have family in Norfolk and on the South Coast who have been told to evacuate coastal areas.
    Scary.

    What’s it like near you?

    shermer75
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    My girlfriend just called to say that she nearly got blown off Blackfriars Bridge (London). I can tell you for a fact that she would have been exaggerating, but it sounds like she had to put a foot down to stop herself getting blown over which is pretty extreme for these parts

    wors
    Full Member

    My girlfriend just called to say that she nearly got blown off

    😯

    piemonster
    Full Member

    Oh ffs, folks moved to the Fens

    andytherocketeer
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    Parents’ place is just far enough inland to be outside a severe flood zone. Not sure why it thinks some nearby old quarries are a risk, but not the one 10 meters away. About a mile of farm fields before the north Kent marshes start.

    bigyinn
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    My leaf pile needs a bit of a tidy, but what storm?

    Northwind
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    shermer75 – Member

    it sounds like she had to put a foot down to stop herself getting blown over

    TBH high wind always affects you more if you’re levitating.

    wwaswas
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    This is the ‘what’s all the fuss about’ storm we had down South earlier in the autumn in reversse isn’t it?

    molgrips
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    Well I’m working near Blackfriars Bridge and it’s simply windy, nothing special – so yes she is exaggerating. Unless she likes to walk along the guardrail or something.

    I did have a bit of a chuckle though this morning listening to the news. When there’s a storm down South STW’s Northerners are queueing up to blather on about how bad weather in the South is over-reported and no-one pays any attention to them and their weather.

    Well there’s nothing going on down here and the Scottish/Northern storm is headline news all day long. So shut your mahf.

    piemonster
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    This is the ‘what’s all the fuss about’ storm we had down South earlier in the autumn in reversse isn’t it?

    I believe its on its way down now. We like to share.

    flange
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    Most of my family are in and around Boston – hopefully its just a lot of hot air…no…wait…cold air…

    mrmoofo
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    Time to build Arks ….

    molgrips
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    Most of my family are in and around Boston

    Hey I was born there 🙂

    andytherocketeer
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    I went there once.
    Relatives come from Horncastle (think that’s near?) before defecting to Kent.

    shermer75
    Free Member

    levitating.

    Nope, cycling

    lucien
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    My girlfriend just called to say that she nearly got blown off Blackfriars Bridge (London)

    If I went, would I be entitled to the same treatment?

    shermer75
    Free Member

    Always worth a try!

    wordnumb
    Free Member

    I blame Northwind.

    jeffm
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    Lots of flooding round the coast here on the Wirral.

    project
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    and on the wirral where there was just a bit of wind earlier, this afternoon armageddon has arrived, huge beech tree down in local park, just missing childrens play area, massive flooding at new brighton, 60 million pound leisure and shop complex flooded, people trapped inside, morrisons supermarket, home bargains, a cinema, casino, and lots of cafe and coffee shops flooded deeply, cars floating round car park etc.

    then down the road west kirby, cars floated off and smashed into each other lots of walls down,flooding to peoples homes etc.

    Pictures up soon.

    konagirl
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    flange, I too hope that it turns out to not be as bad as predicted, since the EA have issued severe flood warnings for pretty much the whole of Boston and large swathes of the East Anglia and Kent coastlines. Hope it doesn’t affect your family, and if it does, hope they stay safe.

    In the North Sea, usually the surge builds as it travels south because of the way the winds force it and since there has already been flooding further north I think the EA are taking an (understandably) cautious approach by evacuating areas that are vulnerable (caravan parks, bungalows, close to raised defences) or are particularly low-lying.

    Northwind
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    wordnumb – Member

    I blame Northwind.

    🙁 It’s not me, it’s my brother Westwind, he always was a ****.

    cheers_drive
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    piemonster – Member
    Oh ffs, folks moved to the Fens

    The wind has now dropped in the fens, was pretty strong earlier but everyone is used to it being windy here. My folks are on the north Norfolk coast so keeping my fingers crossed for them.

    rusty90
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    Edric64
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    Will Jaywick get washed away ? From what i`ve read it would be an improvement

    konagirl
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    Depending on where they are on the Norfolk coast, they should have been visited by an EA or police officer if they are at high risk. But still worth moving important items upstairs and bottling some drinking water just in case if they are on the coast. Surge levels are predicted around 2m above tide levels within 1-2 hours of high water. Best wishes to anyone affected.

    iolo
    Free Member

    It was a bit moist in North Wales today
    Not surprising seeing as a lot of those properties are in a high risk flood zone.
    I know many millions have been spent on sea defences but if you get the right conditions ie high tide and wind then it will happen again and again unless the defences are significantly raised again.

    avdave2
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    My girlfriend just called to say that she nearly got blown off Blackfriars Bridge

    I think your more likely to get blown off under Blackfriars Bridge.
    Either that or strung up.

    rossi46
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    Not even a breath of wind right now on the Thames Estuary, the tide is going to be the problem here. The storm churned up the North Sea pretty good it would seem. My niece lives right on the beach at Winchelsea near Rye, so just to make sure she’s staying here tonight. Hopefully she won’t have to bail out her home this time tomorrow….

    Kuco
    Full Member

    Couple of our blokes took our 6″ pump to Boston today and couple of gone to Swineshead to help out and some have gone else where.

    rossi46
    Free Member

    global warming

    I must admit a few years ago I thought “yeah right, stealth tax etc”, but now it’s becoming a reality all over the world. The Philippines, Hurricane Sandy, various F5 tornadoes, two hurricane force storms in a month over here, it’s all adding up and it’s not even properly winter yet!

    LadyGresley
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    I did buy a new kayak yesterday, but, although the Prom was closed, I haven’t needed to use it.

    yossarian
    Free Member

    I live up a hill just outside Whitstable on the north kent coast. Major alerts in a few places nearby, namely Seasalter and Sandwich. People are being evacuated from a few places. The major concern here is that high tide is overnight and Seasalter has one small road which would make access extremely challenging later on.

    MrOvershoot
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    jeffm – Member

    Lots of flooding round the coast here on the Wirral.
    Yep, despite Project protesting it was a light breeze earlier.
    Back of Morrison’s & look at the calm water behind the sea wall!!

    muddydwarf
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    At least the fenbillies will get to use their webbed feet..

    piemonster
    Full Member

    I’ve spoken to my parents. And it’s all ok, they’ve put my Christmas present on top of a wardrobe. So unless the water reaches 12ft above sea level I have nothing to worry about.

    dirtyrider
    Free Member

    loads of flooding on the humber and trent bank, sat twitching as we have a rental property not far from an affected area

    shifter
    Free Member

    Tide has just turned on the Humber where I’m working. About 18″ from the top of the sea wall at one point. Glad we didn’t have to shut the entire plant down… 😐
    Roughly where’s your property dirtyrider? I might be able to tell you if it’s ok.

    project
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    jeffm – Member

    Lots of flooding round the coast here on the Wirral.

    Yep, despite Project protesting it was a light breeze earlier.
    Back of Morrison’s & look at the calm water behind the sea wall!!

    Morisons totally flooded out, the loading bay slopes down from the sea wall, and no flod gates, cinema casino, and cafes and shops all flooded.

    West kirby was also badly hit, lots of damaged cars walls down, pictures up soon.

    cogglepin
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    Shifter where abouts are you working?

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