South East & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 23/12/13

[Coast]

Hang on to your hats...

[SteveCoops]

Right, shutting down all my home server equipment (I'm very much a geek and have loads of stuff ) and saving the UPS for lighting should we lose power later.

 

Changed me mind - far too much effort. I have charged laptop and multiple phones and torches so should be OK

Edited December 23, 2013 by SteveCoops

[Kent Snow]

Wind really roaring now. Rain lashing on the windows. 

[knightrider]

Have told my eldest (18) to cancel tonight's pub plans with his mates for once he listened ! Although he had to pop and see his friend hubby going to pick him up soon so will ask if the crane storage depo on uxbrige road is still standing would hate to live next to that ! Stay safe everyone and merry christmas x

It's ok the worst of this storm will have passed by breakfast time tomorrow, going pub tomorrow evening shouldn't be a problem!

[NO LONGER POSTING]

onslaught of rain to come..

 

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/radar/europe.html

[john pike]

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

 

around 45 mins

 

squall will start to be felt

[Coast]

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

72mph gust at Solent, 63mph at Odiham, it, s coming this way next.

[Tom Quintavalle]

Just off out to Bromley then but taking plenty of wet weather gear, tent and an inflatable dinghy, just in case, the Rivers Quaggy and Ravensbourne have been known to burst their banks before, although that was in the incredibly wet September 1968.

 

Bromley High Street can be a dangerous place in this sort of weather and you cant be too careful. I'll shall take every precaution necessary, it can be as dangerous as negotiating the Uxbridge Road.......

 

 

And if I'm unable to return home tonight, I could always dine out at one of Bromleys most salubrious of eating establishments, the Green Midget Cafe, of course!

 

 

I hope you'll agree, a rather more entertaining form of spam, than one normally finds on this thread! 

 

All joking aside, hope everyone stays safe tonight.

 

Tom.

Edited December 23, 2013 by Kentish CZ

[Habsish]

Just got back after a trip up to Southwold to take my mum out for a Christmas lunch on the pier. Sea quite rough and wind fairly strong.

Very good reasonably priced 3 course lunch plus coffee and mince pie.

Although not pleasant conditions on journey not too bad. Glad to be home though

[Flaked Queen]

It's ok the worst of this storm will have passed by breakfast time tomorrow, going pub tomorrow evening shouldn't be a problem!

To busy for pub tomorrow !

[john pike]

going to the shop now

 

if not back soon please call the royal airforce as i may be flying

 

in restricted airspace

[Tilly]

lights flickering here. I've got the dinner cooked and on the simmer keeping it warm so at least we'll eat. I hope to God everyone is ok that is out in that. Makes me feel sad thinking about it.

[knightrider]

It's really building up now many inland areas recording 45-55mph gusting 65mph near coasts, the frontal system coming through later this evening has the potential for 70-80mph inland with over 90mph likely on south facing coasts and out in the estuary!

[saint]

It is surprising how gusty it already is, and the strongest winds aren't due until midnight(ish)!! Tonight will be very interesting. 

[Habsish]

Had one very short power outage. Bearing in mind that someone has to fart round here and our power goes off not too bad.

[If Wishes made Weather]

Greater Anglia now withdrawing Cambridge service by the look of things.  Problems on other lines as well.

[JennyJane1]

wind now stronger and more sustained gusts.

 

I'm glad the bloke next door took down the satellite that had been left there by a previous owner, it was on a dodgy length of frame and the screws were loose so when the wind blew it would sway from side to side and crash into the brickwork.It was really irritating.

[abruzzi spur]

Most of the garden fence has blown over. I have just been wrestling, in the dark, with 6 x 6 fence panels removing them from the posts, carrying them across the garden (a challenge in calm dry conditions but a mite interesting in a gale!) and weighting them down in the hope they can be re-used. Several hundred pounds of damage already...... maybe insurance will cover some of it. Anyway, no threat to personal safety it's just a fence I suppose.

AS

[Reefseeker]

Husband now insisting on taking me to 6pm appointment due to the storm lashing around us; makes so much sense for all three of us to be out in it..... I'm pretty sure the dog won't be up for his walk tonight.

[Biggin]

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

 

around 45 mins

 

squall will start to be felt

Id better get down the pub now then John

[SteveCoops]

Tree on the line at Billericay. Buses en route

[alexisj9]

Just read on the storm thread that the chelsea/ arsenal match will go ahead tonight. I think I got the right teams lol.

[Isabellesnanny]

I seem to be the only person I know concerned about the approaching weather - family all seem to be carrying on with evening arrangements whilst I sit here getting stressed out -  been told to leave the forums till tomorrow as I am getting anxious the more I read - so if  I don't post hope everyone stays safe.

[Tamara]

Taker care Tams, and anyone else travelling today 

 

I dropped Mr P off for his early shift at 6am and was in Tesco's for 7am so that's the last food shop done - now for my last working day before we hit  Revs Bar tonight wearing our Chrimbo jumpers....seemed like a good idea when we arranged it with our friends but galoshes and sou'westers might have been a better idea - it will be fun waiting outside Xscape for a taxi home tonight, hopefully the roof won't blow off !!

 

 

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Thanks Ali - its good to get back home out of this  The journey went well and I was lucky that an accident on the M25 occured just a short time before I exited it to Guildford, so I missed most of the queue build up. The conditions steadily deteriorated on the way home and its been blowing a good gale for the last few hours here.  At least the timing proved to be good to miss the worst of it.

 

Its already wild enough, so the period around midnight for an hour or two is a real worry  Might be a good idea to open a wine bottle or two this evening ... The period towards dawn when this blows away can't come quick enough

 

Have a great time tonight and don't do anything I wouldn't do 

Edited December 23, 2013 by Tamara תָּמָר

[LeeRoyxD]

Horrible in Seaford... sustained strong winds with the strong gust every minute or so..