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    SE, London & EA - Weather Discussion

    in SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion

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    6 minutes ago, Blazerblue said:

    Got up early on my day off to get the dogs walked before the promised storms and where is it???? Way out west looking at the radar, can see the cloud tops in the distance and the sky is yellow here. Might not even get a drop of rain at this rate, should have known as soon as the warning was issued it was never gonna happen. Vile and humid still here, no wind and Im extremely peed off! 

    Such a strange yellow sky!

    yep, so frustrating. I’m not even worried about the storm, I just want a deluge of rain and the whole lot is out west! 

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    Summer 2022 Chat

    in Spring Weather Discussion

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    59 minutes ago, suffolkboy_ said:

    Fires galore breaking out in Suffolk. Suffolk Fire have a live incident map. 9 appliances sent to a village near me an hour ago - sounds like it's a big fire!

    I can actually smell the smoke at my house now, and I'm 8 miles away. 12 fire engines on scene of a huge field fire

    Summer 2022 Chat

    in Spring Weather Discussion

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    1 minute ago, East_England_Stormchaser91 said:

    Pushing 37c here, looks like a fire has broken out near the coast between kings Lynn and Hunstanton too 😔

    Fires galore breaking out in Suffolk. Suffolk Fire have a live incident map. 9 appliances sent to a village near me an hour ago - sounds like it's a big fire!

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    Summer 2022 Chat

    in Spring Weather Discussion

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    Just now, londonblizzard said:

    Really confirms to me that most of us in this country just don't know how to deal with this kind of heat at all when I see most of the houses on my road with fully open windows with no curtains shut.

    Had all my windows and doors open until about 7am. House is now sitting pleasantly at 21.3C (and I'm in an old Georgian House with single glazing!). Keep thinking it's not as hot as I was expecting today, then I go outside and realise just how cool my house is compared to out there!

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    Storm Eunice - 18th February

    in Storms & Severe Weather

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    41 minutes ago, Man With Beard said:

    So no conclusive sign of a sting jet. Of course, if it were very localised, it may be that official stations would miss it. There are a few stations in E Anglia claiming max gusts between 80 and 90mph but can't be taken seriously of course, calibration could be wrong. Maybe late reporting Met Office stations will pick up on something.

    That said, some gusts well into the 70mphs in that area (which ECM and GFS have flagged for days), just as strong as many in the red zone, is not to be sniffed at.

    I recorded a gust of 78mph in mid-suffolk as the band of showers came through. This was by far the windiest part of the day. Those stations seemed to record maximum gusts as the showers passed too, so I'm guessing not sting jet, more wind increased via downdraughts from showers? It certainly felt nothing like the sting jet I experienced with St Jude storm. That was wild and I'll never forget it.

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    SE, London & EA - Weather Discussion

    in SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion

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    1 hour ago, Wivenswold said:

    There does appear to be a stronger area of wind along the Essex and Suffolk border, winds here have picked up and the power cut map is flashing red all around me. I suspect there's a few members who are without power now.

    The wind really ramped up as the showers came through. I watch as a large conifer fell onto a neighbours car. It's brought down the data lines and knocked the bargeboards off their house. Also had a dead elm go over opposite mine, so will have the chainsaw out tomorrow morning to gather myself some firewood. Calmed back down again now.

    SE, London & EA - Weather Discussion

    in SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion

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    I see that  maximum gusts toned down from what they were a couple of days back (my part of Suffolk was regularly showing 80mph+ on a number of charts, now closer to 65-70mph. Although not a huge change, the affect that has is quite large. I've calculated below the pressure exerted by wind at different velocities:

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    Notice how a wind gust of 80, down to 70, a reduction of just 10mph, is a reduction of nearly 25% pressure.

    The concern is the formation of a sting jet. I've experienced one during the St Jude storm and it's something I'll never forget. 15 minutes of carnage with winds of 90mph. Note that a gust of 90mph exerts double the pressure of a gust at 65mph. It will be interesting to see if one develops today. 

     

    Storm Eunice - 18th February

    in Storms & Severe Weather

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    1 minute ago, Boro_andy said:

    Thank you sir.

    Sounds troublesome to say the least

    I witnessed a sting jet as part of the St Jude storm in 2018. The winds were very violent for about 15 minutes and caused extensive damage in a very short amount of time (although over a narrow path). One of the most extreme weather events we can witness in this country, but they're pretty rare, with only a handful of occurrences confirmed over the past 30 odd years.

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    Storm Eunice - 18th February

    in Storms & Severe Weather

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    2 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

    Fractured cold front still showing .. 

    And we know what that means, a sting jet is still a real possibility. Such a difficult situation for the Met as if one does form, it will give very little time to update warnings but could cause extensive damage.

    I experienced the sting jet associated with St Jude in 2018, recording 92mph (which for inland Suffolk is extremely rare). That 15 minutes of wild weather took over 40 trees down in our small village alone, but was very localised.

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    SE, London & EA - Weather Discussion

    in SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion

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    I work for a large construction company, and our Health and Safety advisor has advised all site to consider suspending all works tomorrow due to the winds, which is sensible. preparations are already being made on sites secure/remove scaffold boards and get all loose materials inside or tied down.

    Thankfully I'm office based and have freedom to organise my own diary, so I'll be working from home tomorrow.

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