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  1. Starting to get gusty in Fakenham, Norfolk; was parked outside the Dr's surgery for 30 mins from 2pm which is in a pretty exposed area, and was a couple of strong gusts which really rocked my (parked) car. Back at home now, and being an end terraced house, we are pretty protected from winds from the S, but watching a neighbours aerial rock back and forth more and more, and don't think it will still be up tomorrow! Not much in the way or rain and should have peaked the first wave now; strongest winds expected around midnight according to XC weather. New years resolution is to get the chimney repointed (massive old victorian type), then I won't have to worry about it crashing through the roof whenever we get gusts >60mph!
  2. I hope it's okay to post links on here, if not, please delete, but a fairly detailed account of what is happening around here locally right now. http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/regional_picture_water_levels_rise_in_great_yarmouth_and_cliff_park_high_rest_centre_is_full_coastguard_rescues_fishermen_from_cromer_pier_emergency_services_drafted_in_from_across_the_country_and_military_on_standby_1_3080978 An awful lot of helicopters flying around here in the past 90 minutes or so too...
  3. In North Norfolk here, and hoping the surge is not as bad as expected, although being 9 miles inland, will not effect me directly flooding wise, but remember the surge of 77 (or 78) as a child, and having to wade through freezing cold water on a neighbours neck after waves were breaking down the golf club we lived in's chimney and surge flooded the main coastal roads. Not old enough to remember 1953, but by all accounts was way worse than 77 (or 78! lol). Wind was surprising here today, as storm was not hyped up days earlier in the mainstream news like more recent ones and was pretty gusty this morning, went quiet around 12pm (figured it was done), then was very windy for an hour or so past 1.30pm. Not sure exactly how strong the gusts were, but blew in some windows at work, and a few trees down blocking roads locally (not happened for a few years here, 13 at least). Wells, Cromer, Salthouse, Hunstanton, Blakeney, Snettisham and Heacham are all places I know very well and just a few miles away, and hope all the people being evacuated can return to their properties with none or minimal damage.
  4. Is getting pretty gusty here in North Norfolk! Sunday/Monday's storm had us smack bang in the middle of the amber warning for the east, but never even heard any wind here as is really sheltered from SW/W'rly winds with so many houses/trees around us, so can't have gusted much above 40-45MPH. Is really howling here now though (same direction) and lights are starting to flicker! Strongest storm of the year so far here, including the 10/11ish (I forget) Oct one which had MO warning and evacuations along some parts of the coast due to high tides and 60MPH gusts. Had no idea this one was even coming and even XCWeather only has gusts peaking at 49MPH at midnight, but is far stronger than that already, no weather station to confirm, just previous experience.
  5. Thanks Not sure what a woon is, have no technical expertise with weather at all. I remember it died down in the morning, and was quiet for an hour or so, and went to visit my Nan a few hundred yards away ( day off school and all!) then it kicked back up again. We never lost any trees, just structural damage and power outage for a week or so. I was pretty young at the time, but best guess would be about from 5am, quiet at 9am, then back again until maybe 12pm? Still remember our power pylon at the end of our garden flashing violently until the cable came down in the front garden! And yes, still in Norfolk, Fakenham now
  6. I have been lurking for 3+ years, following mostly snow events which I love (and T-Storms!!), but I have to say this event really worries me! First experience of a severe storm was somewhere between 1976-78, living on north norfolk coast (golf club right on beach) and wind drove waves down chimney of golf club we lived in, had to evacuate in early hours of morning, me a toddler on neighbours neck walking up coast road in 4+ feet of (not normal tidal) water, storm surge flooded main coastal roads and worse flooding the mile or so closer to the beach. Then was 1987; totally unexpected; day off school, yay! but then in early daylight hours, bits of our (30ish year old house) started breaking off; many roof tiles lost, flying off as projectiles, greenhouse ended up in bits in many gardens, broken windows and conservatory, triple glazed roof ended up at bottom of the garden, only fitted a few years before. Then was 1990; much the same as 1987, but not quite as bad; conservatory roof barely held, but my brother fell through it trying to pick up broken roof tiles off it the following day, so needed replacing again. Father was at work in 8 story tower block which moved in wind enough to make him feel nauseous; wind caused serious chimney fire with ember bits flying everywhere, called fire brigade, they came out, but they said to let it burn out as was too dangerous to do anything else unless it spread. Maybe 2000? In my current house; strong winds which blew the carpets up off the floor an inch or two through the air bricks in the bottom of the walls; no damage, but many neighbours had some minor stuff, like fences blown out, roof tiles off etc. I have not heard those "howling" winds since then, and hope I don't on Monday! Really hoping this turns out to be nothing more than in recent years!!
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