Took a while to get in - added 15 mins to my 45 min commute. Not as bad as I thought it was going to be to be honest.
You lot must have been forsaken then? they've already filled the Ark and set off for the promise land, Barnsley.
Fleet / Farnborough - (I'm in Guildford so this is off eagle radio)
Trees down on several major routes, incl a31, a320, Reading road in fleet, also flooding in Aldershot, on a31, etc. and power out in several places too. Its still blowing now so may be more yet but skies are clearer so I think it's 'passed' in the main.
Then old oak at the end of my garden's still upright, so all seems mainly well here, but it can be very variable by the sounds of things.
[quote=on and on said]Hi all, anyone on from fleet/ farnborough in Hampshire?
I'm overseas at the moment so interested to know how bad the area was hit.
Any update would be appreciated
Thanks
I'm in Farnborough now. Sun poking out from behind the clouds. Wind calming down, lots of debris on the roads but all seems fine. The A331 was very quiet although near Farnborough (coming from Aldershot direction) a few trees were encroaching on the left hand lane so I can see that slowing things down @ rush hour.
Thank you, greatly appreciated.
All the best
Our fence is now in bits scattered around ours and the neighbours gardens. Not ideal. We're Surrey/Sussex border, still bloody windy here.
Calming down in Surrey but amazing wind and noise between 3-5am. Just off to inspect any damage (fingers crossed). No need to pick the remaining apples off the tree!!!
I feel sure I should know who allthepies is but I'm not sure. AW?
avdave2 - not sure what to say, really.
There were quite a lot of people down there watching the waves and taking pictures when we there and the sea was very rough. It does sound like it was an ill advised game gone tragically wrong from reports I've read. It is exhilarating being close to the sea on days like that sometimes the risk isn't perceived, though.
I took this on my phone just after 2 and it was getting rougher as time went on (I'm at the top of a 20ft shingle bank);
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I hope your daughter is able to come to terms with what she saw and experienced yesterday - it can't have been an easy night for you. My thoughts are with the boys family and with yours.
South Hertfordshire here: BIG wind around 6.30 - had to re-peg the awning - I think it's passed on its way to the North Sea. I'm off to work.
Was out with the dogs earlier, funny to see their reactions.
Sad about the boy washed into the sea in Sussex 🙁
How terrible for his family, and how terrible for the rescue services to have to abandon the search last night. I can't imagine how awful it must be to know someone is out there, and to be told to stop searching. All very sad.
All OK coming in from Bath to Bridgewater, a few leaves and the occasional branch, but really nothing. Looks like it's skipped up the coast a bit more before really hitting the land.
Sad to hear about the boy in Newhaven.
Closer to home The A2 is shut between the M25 all the way to London due to 'numerous fallen trees'.
Quite a pleasant, sunny, if slightly blustery still, morning here in the New Forest.
However I've been up half the night because of the wind noise (we're surrounded by very tall trees). It was howling! First inspection of the garden appeared normal, wasn't until I got in the car that the destruction became apparent.
Large branch hanging dangerously (about 10m long) over the road opposite, another hanging over neighbour-but-one's garden. Road disappeared under leaf debris and small branches. Turned into the road at the end of our close to find trees down both ways!
One huge one will take a bit of clearing, the other had smashed as it hit the ground so managed to pull a bit out of the way and navigate round.
Wish I had a wood burner now!
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My drive to work took an hour and a half. This was on my lane, I'd made slow progress clearing branches until I got to this, at which point I gave up and went the long way. Anyone coming from Haselmere/Goldalming is in for a long drive.
Poor bloke in a taxi had a tree land on him, looked pretty nasty
Time to wheel out the lost productivity and insurance losses calculator now that the jewel in the crown of our shining national economy is covered in leaves and twigs. Come the six o'clock news tonight I estimate it at £865,478,964.12 so not far off that associated with this forum.
Pretty breezy in That London this morning. Only real hold up was that Whitehall was shut down (Police all over it, blues flashing. No idea why). Caused quite a lot of traffic along the Embankment.
Oh, and the bike lanes were covered in leaves and smallish branches. Not nice to ride on when it's wet, slippery and windy.
TOJ - guy has just arrived here having come up A303 / a31 said it was remarkably clear. So you are probably all ok.
I have lost one small tree and a big branch. Dog being sick has created much more mess!
Pretty breezy in That London this morning. Only real hold up was that Whitehall was shut down (Police all over it, blues flashing. No idea why). Caused quite a lot of traffic along the Embankment.
Flashy: Whitehall was closed cos of this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24702806
Minister's umbrella turned inside-out ?Whitehall was shut down (Police all over it, blues flashing. No idea why)
MY RECYCLING BIN HAS BLOWN OVER!!!
A few trees branches and gazebos scattered around on salisbury plain.
I thought Stoners chart was the direction of students after graduation.
No trains at Bookham train station apparently. Still pretty gusty here, no real damage but trellis/shrubbery by my front door ripped away from the wall which will take a bit of fixing.
Wantage to Newbury across downs - lots of small branches across road and the odd tree down, some big enough to single lane it, just N of Newbury - tree across road blocking, so 4 of us (thanks guys) got out and dragged it into one lane, then large tree across road (passable via pub car park) at The Castle.
Newbury to Basingstoke - mainly leaf mess, didn't look as badly hit but more traffic may have cleared the 339
Didn't seem that gusty (7.30ish) as Berlingo wasn't really moving around
Bit blowy and blustery in Canary Wharf damn near blew my wig off. I'm one of about 12 actually made it in to my floor in an office block that holds 9000 emplyees... it was nice to catch a lift without the obligatory wait of 10mins for another set to arrive 😆
I drove up last night, it wasn't bad at all in fact just a bit of drizzle, haing had a few hours windsurfing in 35-40knts and some lumpy swell the drive was welcomed, I did the right thing, though seeing all the "I'm working from home" mails popping in my inbox it seems like I should have stayed South and enjoyed more windsurfing like my buddies are going to (they're texting me already with tails of dairing do, gits 😆 )
If it's any consolation the Thames (from my window) looks a bit lumpy and the Dome looks fine it hasn't blown away so all your investment in it back in 2000 has been worthwhile. 😉
Yours,
XXX
Slight breeze and a couple of drizzle showers this morning in Herefordshire. Seems we missed it all, although someone's prize rare breed chicken might have had it's feathers ruffled so that will make the headlines of the local rag on Thursday.
"CHAOS AS GENTLE BREEZE SWEEPS COUNTY!"
The Wife was in Saundersfoot in Pembrokeshire over the weekend. The locals were battening down the hatches, expecting the worst. There was a reasonable peeling wave at Wisemans Bridge. I've never seen more than a ripple there in years of spending time around the area.
Thoughts go out to Newhaven locals and especially the lads friends and family.
Well a bit of an anticlimax on the Kent coast. Very windy through the night but it felt like less than last year's storm and everything is still intact. Will be wandering down to the harbour soon as there's a couple of big ships in at the mo which the kids love.
My office is closed, roof has been damaged. I'll expect the 10;30 update to report a slight bit of felt lifting...
lots of trees down on the way to work into london, and hyde park was closed so I had to cycle round 🙁
I can confirm that driving from London to Birmingham was completly uneventful. The only real damage i saw was at Oxford services where the froth got blown off the top of a young ladies skinny decaf capuccino. That should make the midday news.
Yep, worst has past now. Could take years to repair all the damage, some of those crisp packets will never be found 🙁
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Did someone say storm in a teacup? 😆
In all fairness, it has been reasonably bad in some places, which is all that was being forecast.
Couldn't light me ciggie this morning at the bus stop
Blues skies and sunshine here. It was Jumper weather earlier but heading towards T-shirts and shorts now. Is the storm headed to Spain? 🙂
Lots of flooding in the middle of Cardiff apparently btw.
2 deaths and 200 000 people without powers just not dramatic enough for some?
Local radio reports Clacton pier helter skelter has blown over
All the comedy responses somehow come across less funny because of the dead 14 year old...
2 deaths and 200 000 people without powers just not dramatic enough for some?
Over 5 poeple die a day in road traffic accidents.
Power companies should be doing more to prevent outages.
All the comedy responses somehow come across less funny because of the dead 14 year old...
Or you could put it in perspective, 1000s of people you don't know die every day from malaria, famine, car crashes, wars etc....
I feel for the news channels - damned if they do, damned if they don't. How should they have reported it - there's potentially a nasty storm coming, could bring down trees and cause local flooding but just go about your business and hope it doesn't affect you?
As someone said up there - sometimes there is a wolf.
pictonroad - Member
My office is closed, roof has been damaged. I'll expect the 10;30 update to report a slight bit of felt lifting...
Oh the irony as I believe you work for the environment agency if you are the pictonroad I know ?! 😆
The media just need to keep it in context rather than sensationalising it.
They send reporters to stand right next to break-water on Brighton beach. No sign of flooding, no signs of destruction, just some big waves. Armageddon is upon us.
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70 mature trees down across brighton according to police twitter feed.
