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[Buriedundersnow]

8 o'clock revised chart has it at 946mb

 

 

MetDesk â€@metdesk 12m

Winds now picking up noticeably, Peak gusts to 20:00 from @homeanddryapp #UKStorm pic.twitter.com/CUxWsqSFNP

 

 

 

Liam Dutton â€@liamdutton 29m

Next storm is centred to west of Ireland. Top is radar, showing heavy rain. Bottom is sat pic showing cloud. #c4news pic.twitter.com/zPsPr9WxlN

 

 

also found this

 

[Ross Andrew Hemphill]

if it comes further north the central belt could see higher winds but as always we just have to wait and watch to see exactly what happens

Thanks

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

T = 1.3 °C, DP = 0.1 °C here.

 

Chance of a wee bit of something interesting?

 

 

[Buriedundersnow]

don't know if I am allowed to do this but here goes and if not sorry mods.

 

found an interesting article on the other days storm so copied and pasted it here

 

Storm Brings Near Record Low Pressure to the U.K.

An intense extra-tropical North Atlantic storm passed over northern Scotland on December 24th causing the pressure to fall to 936.8 mb (27.66â€) at Stronoway around 1 p.m. local time Christmas Eve Day. This was the 2nd lowest pressure ever observed at a land site in the British Isles (next to a 927 mb/27.37†reading at Belfast, Ireland on December 8, 1886).



Barometric readings plotted for Stornoway during the recent storm event. Graphic courtesy of Stephen Burt.



Enormous wind-blown surf pounds the Cornish village of Mousehole on December 24th. Photo by Stan Miles.

The intense storm brought a long period of high winds and heavy rain to all of England and Scotland causing significant flooding and damage to many regions. At least two fatalities have so far been attributed to the storm. Over 1000 homes were flooded in southeastern England where the heaviest rain fell, up to 70 mm (2.75â€) in South London on December 23rd. Surprisingly, given the strength of the low pressure system, wind gusts were not all that impressive:

Peak wind gusts at low elevation sites observed (as so far reported to the U.K. Met Office):

92 mph at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight

84 mph at Berry Head, Devon

76 mph at Langdon Bay, Kent

75 mph at Gorleston, Norfolk

75 mph at Manston, Kent

75 mph at Mumbles Head, West Glamorgan

75 mph at South Uist Range, Western Isles

Wind gusts of this magnitude are not uncommon for strong winter storms in the U.K., nor have the rainfall totals been that exceptional. However, the heavy and widespread rainfall followed what have been a wet past two weeks, hence the flooding.



A flooded neighborhood in South London Christmas Day. Photographer not identified, image from BBC.

What HAS been exceptional is the low-pressure readings. At its strongest, the storm bottomed out at 927 mb at noon GMT on December 24th just northeast of Scotland according to the U.K. Met Office.



Synoptic analysis for 12 UTC on December 24th. Map courtesy of the U.K. Met office and Crown Copyrighted.



A satellite/radar composite image for 6:15 UTC, December 24th. One can see the heavy rain bands over southeastern England that caused the flooding in that region. Image courtesy of the U.K. Met office and Crown Copyrighted.

The 936.8 mb observation would make this the 2nd lowest pressure reading ever observed on land in the British Isles and the 5th lowest observed in the North Atlantic according to climatologist and weather historian Stephen Burt (see references at end of blog). The lowest pressure ever measured in the U.K. was (as I mentioned in the opening paragraph) 927 mb at Belfast, Ireland on December 8, 1886 and the North Atlantic lowest was 912-915 mb (26.93â€-27.02â€) during a storm southeast of Iceland on January 10, 1993 (for details about extreme low pressure events in the North Atlantic see the article on this subject written by Stephen Burt referenced below).

It is interesting to note the influence of the recent storm event in the U.S. (designated Gemini by The Weather Channel) on the U.K. storm. One can see how the exceptional moisture plume that resulted in the phenomenal rainfalls in the eastern and midwestern U.S. last weekend were entrained into the North Atlantic low-pressure system and resulted in the heavy rainfall over southeast England.



A rainbow satellite image of the moisture from winter storm Gemini (just exiting the U.S.) flowing across the Atlantic and entraining into the storm over the North Atlantic. NOAA
 

[aggy]

I have a strong feeling tonight's storm will impact us a little harder than x mas eves !

I think she will nudge north

[Swave Snow]

gone really windy in aviemore, from 1 mph to something much windier, and this is the North and all lol

[Swave Snow]

Hi Cmd i saw that as well, so sadly looks like Aviemore will have rain from beginning to end.  All this South Westerly air. LOL

 

I am watching Netweather Rain Radar version 6 seems actually might get some white stuff, lets wait and see?

Edited December 26, 2013 by Swave Snow

[Buriedundersnow]

9 o'clock revised chart has the storm at 946mb

 

 

highest wind gusts as of half 9

 

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Wind starting to pick up here as the front approaches.

 

Been very calm all day, but that's things kicking off.

[Swave Snow]

still waiting what will it be??

Edited December 26, 2013 by Swave Snow

[aggy]

Wind pretty strong here looks like it's comming from the east

[Ross Andrew Hemphill]

I have a feeling this storm will track a little further north and impact Scotland and NI quite badly. Not a forecast just a feeling 

[Ross Andrew Hemphill]

I have a feeling the storm will be stronger than anticipated and will track further north. not a forecast just a feeling

[aggy]

Well going by the awful noise of the wind at the moment I'm thinking that's what's occurring power flickering

[Buriedundersnow]

revised 10 o'clock charts

 

 

wind gusts

 

[mardatha]

Bloody awful wind here, hope I can sleep.

[Cheggers]

Evening all. Wind starting to pick up again after a quiet day. Not sure how bad Xmas eve and day got as Goose with wild gooseberry sauce and several bottles of Merlot demanded more attention, so only just recovering. 

 

Dug got out for a good walk today as weather was benign for a change, but was still chilly.

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Bloody awful wind here, hope I can sleep.

 

 

Ok, I now hear it too now from inside (not far west of you I recall).

 

Rain incoming...

 

T's gone up a little on approach from 1.5 to 3 C

[Buriedundersnow]

revised 11 o'clock charts

 

 

things getting windier here can hear things being blown around with the gusts

[Allyw12]

Still all calm here for now - temp 3.0

[edo]

Cousin in Ireland 20 miles from cork reporting power cut and very lively winds....been struggling to post keeps saying saving post....anyone else been having problems?

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Hoolie is now blawin

 

Lashin doon tae..

[Stormeh]

Pretty wild here, worse than xmas eve. Has the storm moved north BUS?

[NUT]

All of a sudden it's really started blowing a hoolie here. Rain is starting to really pick up too

[Allyw12]

Cousin in Ireland 20 miles from cork reporting power cut and very lively winds....been struggling to post keeps saying saving post....anyone else been having problems?

I've been having problems logging in tonight?Edit: Storm warring on my Weather Station is flashing again - pressure 966.6 Edited December 27, 2013 by Allyw12