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Severe Atlantic Storms Over The Christmas Period #2

Liam J

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Pennine Ten Foot Drifts Community Regular

Pennine Ten Foot Drifts

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  • Location: Huddersfield, 145m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Lots of snow, lots of hot sun
  • Location: Huddersfield, 145m ASL
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This is GREAT for finding planes ( You can actually track em on there then lookoutside and see them as they pass. )

 

http://planefinder.net/

 

I really really wouldn't want to be on a plane coming into Leeds/Bradford or Manchester just now, if it's anything like as bad as it is here right now

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Rob K Apprentice

Rob K

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  • Location: Yateley, NE Hampshire (Berks/Surrey borders)
  • Location: Yateley, NE Hampshire (Berks/Surrey borders)
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Looking out from my office this morning accross the London skyline this morning from the 27th floor of the office block where I am based I can see several fully rigged cranes standing proud to the skyline. I only hope that their confidence in not taking the precautions that we have are justified as in most if not all cases there will not be anyone around to do anything to put things right as it is a nationwide cosure of the construction industry until 6th January.

 

 

 

As I have to cycle across London this evening that doesn't fill me with confidence. If it looks really wild I might leave the bike at work...

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Cyclonic

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  • Location: Sandown, Isle of Wight
  • Weather Preferences: Storms, tornados
  • Location: Sandown, Isle of Wight
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IOW and somewhere like Portland may see a 80-90mph gust later..

Gawd  Posted Image

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gottolovethisweather Accomplished

gottolovethisweather

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  • Location: Newbury, Berkshire. 107m ASL.
  • Weather Preferences: Summer:sunny, some Thunder,Winter:cold & snowy spells,Other:transitional
  • Location: Newbury, Berkshire. 107m ASL.
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1252: National Rail say trains between Totnes and Plymouth are being disrupted because of a tree on the line - mainly affecting trains towards Plymouth

 

1245: Western Power says 2,700 homes in Cornwall are without power, caused by 94 separate incidents.

 

All courtesy of BBC Online

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TonyH Experienced

TonyH

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  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)
  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)
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87mph gust in Wales!! WOW! this is just the start!

Good old Capel Curig! Not so unusual for that location as SW winds are funnelled by the valley

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gottolovethisweather

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  • Location: Newbury, Berkshire. 107m ASL.
  • Weather Preferences: Summer:sunny, some Thunder,Winter:cold & snowy spells,Other:transitional
  • Location: Newbury, Berkshire. 107m ASL.
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Capel Curig the current wind gust leader according to XC weather with 87mph recorded earlier.

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Dan the Man

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  • Location: Central Beds
  • Location: Central Beds
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Quite a few flights being diverted, one recently from Bristol to Brum - all that extra hassle for passengers and crew, ground staff etc and a plane miles away from its potential next outbound flight! Nightmare for some travellers today..

 

Think there will be a fair few 'rescue' flights scheduled on Xmas Day to pick up stranded passengers diverted or cancelled because of this storm.

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Eskimo Accomplished

Eskimo

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  • Location: Kings Norton, West Midlands
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms, Cold & Snowy
  • Location: Kings Norton, West Midlands
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Dog keeps barking whenever a gust of wind hits the windows. Posted Image

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pip22 Accomplished

pip22

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  • Location: Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley 59m asl.
  • Weather Preferences: very cold frosty days, blizzards, very hot weather, floods, storms
  • Location: Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley 59m asl.
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Nearly 9,000 people have been without power in Berkshire today.

7,000 homes are still without power in the Bracknell area.

1,800 properties were without power in Newbury, the majority of which have had their power restored, but 400 homes are still without electricity.

 

Source: BBC

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SparkleS Community Regular

SparkleS

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  • Location: Leyland,Lancs, uk
  • Weather Preferences: Snow,snow,snow!! Ooh and sunny,warm days!!!
  • Location: Leyland,Lancs, uk
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Just a bit windy and rainy here, had worse.

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gottolovethisweather

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  • Location: Newbury, Berkshire. 107m ASL.
  • Weather Preferences: Summer:sunny, some Thunder,Winter:cold & snowy spells,Other:transitional
  • Location: Newbury, Berkshire. 107m ASL.
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Nearly 9,000 people have been without power in Berkshire today.

7,000 homes are still without power in the Bracknell area.

1,800 properties were without power in Newbury, the majority of which have had their power restored, but 400 homes are still without electricity.

 

Source: BBC

 

Thanks for that. For now it seems I'm on the right side of Newbury then. Posted Image

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fluid dynamic

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  • Location: West Barnes, London, 18m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Warm and sunny; chilly and sunny; thunderstorms; extreme
  • Location: West Barnes, London, 18m ASL
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I am involved in the construction works currently ongoing on the Olympic Park as the CDM Coodinator (involved principally in health and safety issues during the construction process) principally in respect of the transformation of the Olympic Stadium. The works ceased Friday and do not resume until Monday 6 January. We have cranes currently on site for the removal of the roofing components, prior to the installation of a considerably larger roof. At Wednesday's team meering I stated that it was essential that all cranes should have their jibs lowered and all plant, heras fecing etc secured to prevent it all blowing around. I am reassured they took note of my warning and did what I asked of them before they vacated the site for their break.

Looking out from my office this morning accross the London skyline this morning from the 27th floor of the office block where I am based I can see several fully rigged cranes standing proud to the skyline. I only hope that their confidence in not taking the precautions that we have are justified as in most if not all cases there will not be anyone around to do anything to put things right as it is a nationwide cosure of the construction industry until 6th January.

 

PS weather related wind really picking up here and I can hear it buffeting against the building. I will not leave it too late to travel home this evening as Greater Anglia have already postponed 29 trains this evening.

Tomorrow is a half day for me and as Greater Anglia have already stated that there will be no trains until at least 10 O'clock  I will be working from our Chelmsford Office.

 

Rveryone stay safe

 

KInd Regards

 

Dave

 

Kind regards

 

Dave

 

Good stuff. I often wonder why we hear so little from CDM Co-ords in my work. You are an exception !

Regards, Fluid (Chartered Civil Eng)

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Coast

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  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
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Blimey, has Boris put the new airport in my back garden? It's sounds like someone is trying to land a Jumbo jet every few seconds here......

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suffolkboy_

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  • Location: The Deben Valley, Suffolk
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, Thunderstorms, very cold (inc. anticyclonic) weather
  • Location: The Deben Valley, Suffolk
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Good stuff. I often wonder why we hear so little from CDM Co-ords in my work. You are an exception !

Regards, Fluid (Chartered Civil Eng)

 

Appointing a CDM co-ordinator is a legal requirement on all construction sites (with over so many men/working for so long a period.....it's been a while since I did my SMSTS so I can't remember the exact numbers)

 

I'm a QS, and our company sends emails around to all site teams reminding them to secure everything on site before the Christmas break. You would think it would be common sense but the number of sites I walk past with materials stacked on scaffolds just waiting to be picked up by the wind.

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gottolovethisweather

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  • Location: Newbury, Berkshire. 107m ASL.
  • Weather Preferences: Summer:sunny, some Thunder,Winter:cold & snowy spells,Other:transitional
  • Location: Newbury, Berkshire. 107m ASL.
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This is not good news for those travelling West and East into London from Reading.

 

1:22 PM

TwitterSouth West Trains @SW_Trains

A fallen tree is blocking the line in the Longcross area 12:20 Waterloo to Reading & 12:42 Reading to Waterloo are unable to pass this tree

 

Above courtesy of Sky News online.

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pip22 Accomplished

pip22

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  • Location: Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley 59m asl.
  • Weather Preferences: very cold frosty days, blizzards, very hot weather, floods, storms
  • Location: Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley 59m asl.
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Posted Image

 

Part of a roof in Hatherleigh, Devon, came down during the storm. It shows what mother earth can do.

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