Severe Storm System & Arctic Blast Thursday 5th Onwards

[The PIT]

BBC are really hyping this storm up now which has come out of nowhere...

Only if you've been asleep for the last four days LOL

Winds dropped at little bit here after a peak around just before eight. Noisy in the Sheffield Uni's Arts Tower I wonder what speed the windows are rated at.

Looks lively on my webcams http://www.sheffieldweather.co.uk/Live%20Weather.htm

Real stuff still to north of us.

[nodrog]

My weather station alarm going off at 60mph gusts near Blackpool prom. Peek expected about 10am but it's always after peek it seems worse. Shed roof damaged also. Metfy updating the forecast too. Might nip out with camera.

 

Thoughts to anyone who really suffer in these conditions especially flooding.

[Carl46Wrexham]

Wind really howling round my house. Reports of a number of fallen trees locally.

 

Gusts 60-70mph....God knows what its like further north.

Edited December 5, 2013 by Carl46Wrexham

[radiohead]

25 severe flood warnings now. 107 flood warnings.

 

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/31618.aspx

[Coast]

100 mph gust now officially observed:

 

Glen Ogle 1.9 °C WNW 64 mph 100 mph

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/observations/

 

 

 

[Liam J]

Some real violent gusts coming through now, and I'm not venturing outside with my anemometer again to get sand blasted!! repeated gusts up to and around 70mph, not quite as bad as it is north of the border though.

[radiohead]

 

Met Office Storms â€@metofficestorms 5m

The German weather service DWD have issued their highest level of warning for North Sea coastal regions

 

http://www.dwd.de/bvbw/appmanager/bvbw/dwdwwwDesktop?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=dwdwww_main_book&T14600649251144330032285gsbDocumentPath=&switchLang=en&_pageLabel=_dwdwww_wetter_warnungen_warnungen

[cheese]

At 8am, we had a 74 mph gust with 45mph sustained speeds.

[The PIT]

Going towards a notable storm here now. 66mph high gust thought the trees were swaying a bit on my camera

[Skullzrulerz]

One heck of a storm you guys are having.Stay Safe.

[tynevalleysnow]

8.54am recorded gust of 69mph here

[Skullzrulerz]

100mph Winds As Homes Lose Power

 

Gusts of more than 100mph are battering parts of the UK, with trains cancelled across Scotland and 20,000 homes without power.

 

A total of 25 severe flood warnings - meaning there is a danger to life - have been issued by the Environment Agency, 24 of them for the Anglian region.

 

Areas most at risk include the North Sea coast from Northumberland down to the Thames Estuary and Kent. At present, there are more than 100 flood warnings and 59 flood alerts in place.

 

As winds got stronger - with a gusts of 106mph recorded at Glenogle in Stirlingshire - Network Rail Scotland said Glasgow Central station had been evacuated "due to debris smashing glass in the roof", although it said no one had been hurt.

 

Flights are being cancelled at Edinburgh Airport due to high winds, which have also prompted the closure of the Forth Road Bridge.

 

 

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has 11 flood warnings and 13 flood alerts in place, most of them for the north and east of the country.

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1178035/weather-100mph-winds-as-homes-lose-power

Edited December 5, 2013 by Skulltheruler

[Skullzrulerz]

From twitter

 

@VirginTrains

UPDATE: Due to the severe weather and disruption in Scotland, all services are suspended. Advice within Scotland is NOT TO TRAVEL. (9.22am)

Update

 

UPDATE: Services are running, albeit delayed, between London to Carlisle. No services will operate to/from Scotland until further notice.

(9:33am)

Edited December 5, 2013 by Skulltheruler

[bridgechad]

my records have now all fallen for wind here! how high they go is the only question now! 56.4mph and still 2 n half hours till its meant to peak here

[Skullzrulerz]

What a Picture.

 

[Ravelin]

What a Picture.

 

The imbedded picture, that lorry driver won't be doing that again soon! There's a pretty high drop off the Friarton Bridge and not much of a barrier to stop anything. Utter madness to have even attempted to go over it.

[Skullzrulerz]

Stay tuned for live updates here.

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1177946/uk-wind-and-rain-disruption-live-updates

[Coast]

BBC live updates:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25227714

 

BREAKING NEWS

ScotRail advises that ALL rail travel across Scotland is suspended due to debris on the tracks.

 

0942: A lorry driver has died after his HGV was blown on top of two cars in West Lothian. The incident happened at 08:10 at Boghead Roundabout in Bathgate.

 

0941:Travel problems are mounting in southern Scotland due to fallen trees - the A68 north of Earlston and the A709 Dumfries to Lockerbie road are both shut.

 

 

One fatality already 

[P-M]

Some pretty violent gusts have passed through here recently - evil day that's for sure with driving sleety type rain before!

[Skullzrulerz]

 

 

A man in his 60s has been taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary after a tree blew down, landing on top of him in The Meadows in Edinburgh. The incident happened at 08:10 near Lauriston Gardens.

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25227714

Met Officem

Widespread gusts have been recorded overnight with a high level mountain site reporting speeds of over 140mphbit.ly/ItDhYK

Flood Warnings Have gone from 117 to 122.

[Mountain Snow]

Windiest it has been here for a while, couple of potted plants have blown over! Will have to venture out soon to walk the dog.

[Skullzrulerz]

BREAKING NEWS

 

A lorry driver has died after his HGV was blown on top of two cars in West Lothian. The incident happened at 08:10 at Boghead Roundabout in Bathgate

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25227714

[Jo Farrow]

Reports on local news here of a lot of trees down - Great North Road in Newcastle has had a few felled trees which blocked the road.   Transport disruption becoming more widespread too - the effects of Scotland taking a battering so routes towards and over the border badly affected.

 

Did BBC news say 114mph gust reported in Scotland??

The 114mph gust was at Aonach mor, in Highlands at 1130m so up a mountain, but still it has been wild and all the trains are off in Scotland, sunny here now but norhtern England is getting it

[matty40s]

The high tides run from around lunchtime in Kent to 3pm Wash and late afternoon in Northumberland.

Crunch time will be the worst winds and pressure late lunchtime.

http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3382

 

sunderland beach webcam

[Liam J]

A few trees down around the area, the main A595 blocked near Whitehaven.