South East & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 26/10/13

[john pike]

the tree next door to me is seriously bending at present

 

something just made a big thud outside as well

[coldfingers]

Tile off a roof, either me or next door smashed front windscreen of car next door...

Hope the tile belongs to next door then!

[alexisj9]

That wind is getting worse here

[Storme]

Getting quite a few worrying gusts here near Gatwick.

Got woken by the wind and the dog whimpering.

Is this it or is it going to get worse? Sorry to sound lame but half asleep.

[london-snow]

Winds picking up now in sw london abd judging by the latest radar so will be the rain soon. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/

[john pike]

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/GB/observations

see pressure chart above

 

not looking good

[Bluebreezer54]

The forecasts seem to be pretty much spot on so far, apart from underestimating the rainfall for some parts of the region. Winds just beginning to gust here now.

[Sussex Jules]

Tile off a roof, either me or next door smashed front windscreen of car next door...

 

Eek.

[suffolkboy_]

Some seriously strong winds for south Lincolnshire, The Wash, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk later this morning.

 

Where are you getting this from mate? Just from what others are saying?

[london-snow]

Getting quite a few worrying gusts here near Gatwick.Got woken by the wind and the dog whimpering. Is this it or is it going to get worse? Sorry to sound lame but half asleep.

A lot worse considering the centre is just off the sw of cornwall and with it rapidly developing still as it crosses land the isobars tighten therefore the wind is going to get stronger and stronger. Hope that helps.

[john pike]

hi bluebreezer

 

seems about right as you say

 

concern is the pressure charts will now get really squeezed by the low

 

moving from cornwall north eastwards

 

the rain seems to have been overlloked due to the wind

[suffolkboy_]

A growing area of heavy rain now heading towards London area in a NE direction.....going to be a lot of problems with flooding I suspect with drains getting blocked by all those falling leaves/twigs etc. Especially as its coming down so hard.

[loopydreamer]

Okay so im awake now and already there's some pretty gusty wind out there. Im in Chatham .

[totalhysteria]

Woken up by the sound of the wind. Seriously gusty here (Burgess Hill). Such an eerie sound!

[blackprince]

Just looked at a live weather station at whitstable and the wind is a steady 30 mph with gusts of over 40 mph.

[Iceni]

hi iceni

 

thats the thoughts at present

 

the sting jet is not a certain thing but seriously possible

 

keep safe

 

From what direction would the sting jet come from if it happens?

 

RE Safety: Don't worry. I've arranged things so we don't have to go outside for a week - whether we've got electricity or not.

 

Just been on the bad weather forum and they said the center of the low is just off the north cornwall coast !!!!

 

That is what I'd like to know - what is the pressure there? As it moves overland, it's supposed to drop further and the storm intensifies. You can doubt the reading but it's been spot on accurate in the past and it's now reading 978mb.

[Essex Chelle]

Im awake oh blimey its happening! !!

[snowbob]

Wow that's loud out there

Was asleep

Sounds proper angry

Is it even here yet

[Karmamel]

Just looked at a live weather station at whitstable and the wind is a steady 30 mph with gusts of over 40 mph.

Strong gusts here in whitstable just woke me up not persistent though . Little rain . Scared the craapple out of me though that was gust! Edited October 28, 2013 by Karmamel

[blackprince]

Im awake oh blimey its happening! !!

I thought you said 3 am alarm call......forgotten to put clock back have we..... ,yep seems to be doing everything it was forecast to do...possibly more rain than expected.

[Storme]

A lot worse considering the centre is just off the sw of cornwall and with it rapidly developing still as it crosses land the isobars tighten therefore the wind is going to get stronger and stronger. Hope that helps.

Thanks that is quite worrying. I thought it was much further along. No idea what the current pressure is here. Barometer is downstairs and I still half asleep. Rain is relentless. Been watching our powerlines waiting around. Bugga me. An aircraft has just taken off!

[john pike]

hi iceni

 

the sting jet seems to run off south from the main jet

 

very complicated and very hard to predict

 

i have seen mentioned by more expert than me that the risk is threr

hi bob

 

not yet mate

[blackprince]

Strong gusts here in whitstable just woke me up not persistent though . Little rain . Scared the craapple out of me though that was gust!

Hi Karmamel...just saw a 45mph gust on Whitstable Marine weather station..

[Rupert Blair]

Starting to get wild now. Only 1 hour to go before IT starts. Glad im not on the coast. Blimey..

[Sussex Jules]

Trees down in Eastbourne. The Goffs, A259 Friston and A27 blocked near Charleston Farm House. Sussex Police saying reports of trees down on many roads.