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Transport companies are certainly keeping a close eye on this and are no doubt getting briefings - South Western Railway, who have suffered quite a bit with storms this winter bringing down trees on the lines they run on, are already warning of possible disruption Sunday into Monday.
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Some trees starting to come down now around here in Herts.
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Lightning still visible away to our west.
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Third storm of the day has arrived.
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Second storm of the day here, and it starts with a massive flash of lighting and a huge bit of shotgun thunder.
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40 minutes ago, saint said:
Quite a bit of thunder coming from cells just to the south.
And just as the storm arrived, we had a massive power cut!
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Quite a bit of thunder coming from cells just to the south.
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Some very big convective drops here. They sound like hail crashing against the shed and patio.
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Heavy rain and regular flashes and rumbles here in Herts.
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Quite a few very bright purple flashes observed from the cell over north west London as it edges closer.
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Insane storm here at the moment, one of the most intense I’ve seen. Constant lightning at the moment.
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One of the most intense storms I’ve ever experienced here!
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A brief period of welcome heavy rain here, but still feeling muggy.
Strong smell of smoke hanging in the air from a large ongoing field fire a couple of miles away.
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2 minutes ago, weirpig said:
All trains at new street cancelled. Over head cables overheated and fell to the floor. Major travel disruption
A tree has also fallen onto the line and caught fire further south towards London. West Coast Main Line severely disrupted.
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London Fire Brigade declare a major incident due to the number of fires that they are dealing with. Some shocking videos of wildfires on social media.
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I think it is worth noting that the red warning isn’t just for individuals. It helps inform planning and preparation for public and private sectors, both of which will be putting things in place to try and prevent as many issues as possible.
For example, train companies and Network Rail are now warning of disruption on Monday and Tuesday with speed restrictions in place and problems expected. Not ideal of course, but the red warning. combined with this messaging, will hopefully prevent some people travelling - if a train is stranded without air con because the overhead power has failed due to it sagging in the heat, you would rather it be 40% filled than 80%.
It’s also worth noting that the NHS is creaking at the seams in many areas at the moment, particularly in emergency response. If there are thousands of extra calls because people don’t take care in the sun and get sunstroke (let alone the risks to the vulnerable), it’s possible many will go hours without treatment.
Plus don’t forget that various issues the heat cause with power and utility supplies.
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A spell of very heavy snow at the moment. Pleasant surprise for the end of March!
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South Central Ambulance Service have also declared a major incident due to a combination of call volume and issues reaching patients due to blocked roads.
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5 minutes ago, Nick L said:
I don't think it's hyperbole at all, I think you're right.
I hope you're keeping NR well briefed today Nick!
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1 hour ago, Wivenswold said:
Dudley is causing a lot of power cuts here on the Essex Coast, a lot of more remote villages around here have already lost power and we've had a few long flickers.
I understand train services through Luton are stopped due to a tree falling across the line taking out the overhead wires and landing in a fizzing pile of tree and copper wires, according to a local rail correspondent. More of that to come this week, take a snack and bottle of water if you're travelling.Tree on the line was at St Albans, and ended up on fire! The line between St Pancras and Bedford is closed until the morning.
we had a spell of strong gusts about 5:30/6 that caused the above, but can’t have been more than 50mph. Really does not bode well at all for Friday.
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9 minutes ago, saintkip said:
Is it common for trains to be cancelled due to the wind? Last thinkg I want is to get to London on train and then be told the train to Edinburgh is cancelled, might just drive up.
LNER, who run trains out of Kings Cross, have already advised customers not to travel due to expected disruption on Friday. Trains often suffer during high wind events due to trees next to the lines and damage to the electric equipment.
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12 minutes ago, AWD said:
Most of the weekend will be spent putting the OLE back up on the ECML!!
"The Weather Outlook" website has the same charts from the same model (UKV) in a simplified version. Example below;
Hahaha! The poor old ECML tries its best...
Do hope that NR/Operating Companies don't take a gamble and try and run services Friday morning, as I can just see trains getting stranded across the network.
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Just now, Nick L said:
Even after the worst of the winds have passed, there are going to be a lot of trees and other debris to clear up.
Yeah, some routes more vulnerable to extreme weather (ECML for example) may be closed well into the weekend
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Just now, Nick L said:
Haha the number of times I've heard "blanket speed restrictions" on NR conference calls! I can't remember what the threshold is for halting services completely, but it'll definitely be breached on Friday.
I'm on shift tomorrow, it's going to be busy.
I am meant to be heading up to Yorkshire via train on the ECML on Friday afternoon... I've already accepted it'll be cancelled!
Timing of Friday's storm is tricky for NR etc - could be a whole day without many services at all.
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We've just had a few flickers of the lights here in Herts.