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6 minutes ago, Matty J said:

We always seem to suffer in these events mate, it does my brain in! 
I’d be less annoyed if places more coastal than me like Canvey had rain but they’ve had decent snowfall.

This is easily the coldest rain temps i can remember. If it rains at these temperatures I honestly don’t know what we need to actually get snow!

If its any consolation, it stopped a while ago now and has disintegrated off the roads. It was nice whilst it was falling though but just gonna be left with load of frozen ice now. 

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4 minutes ago, GSP said:

Doing okay here.

 

Not too far from me by the looks of it, I'm off small gains Ave.

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Beautiful lovely golf ball sized powdery flakes, not seen snow fall like this for ages. So magical with all the Christmas lights can't help but wished it been 2 weeks time though- never happy aye lol 

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3 minutes ago, StLuke said:

Been heavy rain in Southend for an hour, just over the estuary all snow! So frustrating... 

I'm on Canvey and it's coming down thick n fast, settling really quickly 

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Was raining but just turned to snow on the glorious canvey island 🏝 

[Storm Eunice - 18th February]

Imagine it differently, no Internet no social media no met office red warnings, just a forecaster sticking plastics stickers on a chart last night, imagine it happening over night no warning, then waking to see o2 roof ripped apart, holiday camp roof missing, giant old trees fallen, caravan roofs gone, trampolines in trees, power station chimneys missing, numerous fence panels down - would we all think it wasn't much and over hyped, less worry less anxiety less destruction than 1987 - I'm not so sure we would.

[Storm Eunice - 18th February]

Grabbed an hour sleep as I did an all nighter last night and I'm shocked to wake up to so much damage locally on mu Facebook  just seen the state of the o2!! It's  sounding double the noise out there to an hour ago. 

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Feels like my house is trembling - never experienced such a feeling before.

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2 minutes ago, Kent Blizzard said:

I wonder if the postman will be out and about? I saw a UPS driver deliver opposite, was in shorts too lol

I work for fedex, most of our drivers wear shorts even in snow lol

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Ok I don't like this now, some real big gusts happening and quite relentless too.

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4 minutes ago, Steel City Skies said:

Very noisy at Heathrow now, on Big Jet TV. Every plane coming in at the moment is on the go around!

 

 

Sod that lol

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19 minutes ago, North Easterly Breeze said:

House shaking gust just now on the Essex coast. 12-2pm is going to be awful. 

Just had couple real scary gusts if this was happening at night I'd be burying under covers soon lol.

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Having some meaty gusts here, I suppose being so close to the Thames is helping?

[Storm Eunice - 18th February]

Charge your phones up now just incase power cuts I've told my patents and put Facebook status telling people to do this! 

[Storm Eunice - 18th February]

Anyone else have a shocking bad headache from pressure?

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6 minutes ago, Surrey said:

Better late than never however I fear it's to late to make a massive difference.. ive never seen a red warning for wind in this part of the world.

Stay safe everyone please please spread the word to family and friends to not travel unless absoultey essential!!

Going to be a very rough day and probably quite sobering later once its blown through. 

This is the strongest storm in my short 28 years on this planet so far that I'm going to experience!

I actually WhatsApp my operations manager at 4am when Met office upgraded us!! He's still not read it yet though lol 

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5 minutes ago, mother nature rocks said:

Morning all - what did I miss as I’m forcing my eyes open

I've not slept yet lol I'm addicted to the windy app and been watching Eunice bowling in 

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10 minutes ago, winterfreak said:

Quite sobering to see. Still relatively quiet here until about 5 minutes ago when I could suddenly here’s the gusts firing up. Fingers crossed it’s not too bad

It’s starting I think, excited but nervous at the same time 

I've not slept yet got a horrible nervous stomach for everyone who I work with who will be out on the roads today.

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19 minutes ago, LightningLover said:

Red warning for a large part of the SE. Wow.

We don't see that very often

[Storm Eunice - 18th February]

I'm laying here and in the last 20 mins it's gone from earily silent to a low roar which at first I thought was a ship in the estuary but its not its more consistent, my fence panels are rattling away!! 

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Anyone awake? Been laying here in the silence then started to hear noises, fence panel we have that bangs about a bit just started to knock about and I keep hearing a very low roar in the distance - Anyone else hearing it?

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The night of the great storm 87, I was 19 came home around 10pm stood with my dad in our garden I remember saying how tropical it felt, it was so warm and very quiet. Few hours later we all stood at bedroom window watching our neighbours car blow down the road as he hadn't put his hand brake on properly!! I'm 53 now and said to my partner tonight, you did put the electronic handbrake on the car didn't you lol.

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1 minute ago, Porto said:

Obviously going to take it with a pinch of salt, but those lighter colours in the SE corner cutting through London on the AROME goes straight over me with mid 80's mph dont look fun..

Looks quite terrifying tbh  

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10 minutes ago, North Easterly Breeze said:

Fearing the worst in the estuary/SE Essex around midday. Those coastal towns around where I am benfleet/Southend could be in trouble. 

Yep I'm Canvey, have warned as many including my work however people like to "wait and see what happens" trouble is with so much false predicting of heavy snow uk set to freeze type headlines, people don't believe the genuine reports now.

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Colchester zoo have put on their website that due to Storm Eunice they advising people not to visit and those booked will be offered vouchers to return. My friend was still thinking of going tomorrow despite my warning - until she read this!!