Storm A Brewing Down South

I used to like a good storm but hurricane bawbag in December 2011 was frightening, 165mph recorded at cairngorm, we had 130mph in Lochaber it was a belter, wouldn’t like to experience that again but probably will! All the best to you all down south hope it’s not too bad, I think the BBC etc are over egging it a bit right enough though.

I think the BBC etc are over egging it a bit right enough though.

It has become the norm for the beeb 🙁

Just been down to the beach to watch the kite surfers. They are having a ball. It’s windy down on the south coast by Brighton but it’s not crazy windy. Yet…

Big tree down in my mother in law’s road in Hove.

Which road?

Blue skies here in east lancs. And that only happens twice a year, usually! We were up the appropriately named Windy Hill on’t bikes yesterday, and it was steadfastly rejecting its well-earned name. Barely a breeze up there

So when you southerners have finished with your annual bit of wind, can we have it back please? It felt a bit weird being up there without being blown sideways 😉

I think the BBC etc are over egging it a bit right enough though.

It has become the norm for the beeb

I can’t see how Sky News are reporting it any different.

BBC : UK braced for severe storm and heavy rain

Sky News : Storm: Britain Braced For Hurricane-Speed Winds

So which news provider isn’t “over egging” it ? Who’s providing a more reasonable assessment ?

EDIT : Sky News has completely changed its page now. Although I still can’t see any significant difference with how Sky News is covering the story to the BBC.

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Pics of the sea would be cool, if anyone’s by it
I’d like some of swell.

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The BBC weather report I just watched said nothing stronger than ‘expect some travel disruption on Monday morning’. Seems fair to me.

It’s getting quite breezy in London and I’ve got the fear, I built a really cheap and shoddy polytunnel on my allotment a few weeks ago. I might to have to nip by in the morning to see how it’s held up.

Wasn’t that windy, 4mtr weather and a few hours busting some moves in Chi Harbour with my windsurfing homies 😀

Not looking forward to heading back to London 😥

Just remember – sometimes there really is a wolf. Hopefully they are over egging, but stay safe down there.

Slightest of breezes here on the north east edge of Dartmoor at the mo. Was a lot windier this morning. Forecast does look a bit hairy for midnight through to about 3.00am though.

A wind turbine has come down in Devon.

ITV2 showing The Perfect Storm at 18:30!!!!

I wonder when that was scheduled?

Met Office graphics suggest the worst will be midnight to 03:00.

the wind turbine came down last night I think CG

here in SE Devon the worst is looking to be between 21:00 – midnight

Force 11 forecast for Challaborough! 😯

FAO weather gods: it better be over & done with before my 06:30 commute.

I’m driving from Brum to Reading 8 till 11 tonight, will I die?

At some stage, not sure if it will be between 8 & 11 tho….

It’s only doing this because my boiler is broken. Sodding freezing in Chateau Mule ATM.

Nice sunny day here in central Spain, a bit chilly at 8:45 when I set off on my bike, but warmed up nicely by midday. HTH.

WARNING:

INCOMING MEGADOOM

I have just been out to the garden to get my wellies. They had been blown over.

ITS HERE AND ITS TERRIBLE

Do I need to tether the cats down?

Where’s this storm then? Conditions at Woburn were perfect this evening, nice and tacky 🙂

It’s only doing this because my boiler is broken. Sodding freezing in Chateau Mule ATM.

Expect the temperature to significantly increase when the storm hits you.

Pretty blowy on Gower. Got blown off my bike on Llanmadoc Hill, probably not paying attention, and some waves were beaking on Worms Head and the spray was up and higher than the outer head!

so a lower than normal risk of zombie apocalypse in the north of england. Every cloud…

Just had some fun finding footage of recent hurricanes on YouTube, playing them and telling the family that it is now and just about half an hour away from us. 😀

Kids are now scared though. 🙁

Nothing in the Chilterns yet.. but it was bloomin windy in the pub 🙂

Gonna be windy?

Am attempting to make my concern for the car appear to be concern for my wife on her morning commute. She has seen through me – I am a terrible liar!

Nothing in Southampton yet but we are watching Perfect Storm on ITV2 if that helps

Arse covering de-litigation exercise by the authorities perpetuated by the media accompanied by crappy colour codes to make it even simpler for the gormless lap it ups. Yeah if you live by the coast batten down the hatches and stick out some sand bags but which of Britains bazillion trees is gonna come down? Some will but you probably won’t know which until its too late. Bloody soft considering there’s people bombing and shooting each other 24 hours a day elsewhere… I hope the foreign meeja doesnt get wind of how spineless we are (did you see what I did there?)

……but which of Britains bazillion trees is gonna come down? Some will but you probably won’t know which until its too late.

Erm, I think that’s precisely the point they are making, and why many trains won’t be running until things have calmed down a bit.

FFS !
I tied down the bloody trampoline in the rain for this frigging light breezefest ?

(yes, I realise that my fencing, chimney and begonias are now history)