doris5000 – Member
why is it forecast to curve to the left, when the ones near the US curve to the right?
A gentleman’s tailor would never divulge this information
@perchypanther –
30 years since the bits of the UK which go into a blind panic and make the news when the weather’s not that great last had ‘that storm’
That’s utter bollocks. The 87J storm was actually a very dangerous storm which turned deadly for some. It caused £1.4 Billion of damage even then (imagine that indexed into today’s money). That was only in the UK, it then went on bash Norway and other countries.
Recent storms in the central belt have luckily been in less populated areas and have not been as large.
These extra-tropical cyclones are notoriously difficult to predict/model as they are large, complex systems moving at varying speeds and they tend to have a multi day duration in addition to affecting many countries.
The current MetOffice method of informing the public to make them aware is a good thing. Anything to limit loss of life is clearly good and it also enables the highways agency to get their shit together and close roads and bridges in advance. Trust me you wouldn’t want to be on exposed ground in a high sided vehicle when one of these buggers rolls in.