South West/Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 26/1/14 12z ------->

[Bumpkin]

Morning!  I think we can safely say it a wee bit stormy out there.  I emptied the tub I had in the corner of the dining room window this morning because of a leak and emptied out 2.8 litres and its filling up fast again.  The wind must have change direction as the other leaks have started and so have an array of pots and pans lining the window sills.

Rain easing down again at the moment and wind gusting to 51mph.  I was woken by an incredible hail storm at about 5am, the sound of it hitting my window was astounding.  Road at the bottom of the hill is impassable and the fields are flooded but otherwise the roads aren't too bad from what i have seen.  Take care.

[Mapantz]

@fergieweather: W COUNTRY Anticipate upgraded warnings for rainfall later Thursday across some districts. Detail to follow. Fri night-Sat AM also looks bad

[AWD]

Wooh! its windy, wet, no hold on very very windy. Thats the worst its been this winter. My normal commute is Newton Abbot to Exeter by rail with my trusty folding bike. Don't think that this means of getting into work is going to happen for a while. The stretch of line between dawlish and dawlish warren is really exposed to straight southlies. Good luck to those out and about today. Peter.

Hate to inform you mate but that stretch of track will be OOU for a long period of time now.A section of the sea wall has been destroyed with the resulting ballast and fishplates being washed away leaving the track balancing in the air;This means effectively starting from scratch and building a whole new wall and frame along with replacing the track itself. With the current inclement weather here to stay for the foreseeable future, it may be a number of days before work can even start.I would be prepared to alter your commute for the best part of the month now. Edited February 5, 2014 by AWD

[Mapantz]

This was Swanage last night, poor folks at the East bar having to fight the waves..

High tide at Wareham quay was 2:20am this morning, it was lapping over the top at 10:30pm, not sure how bad it got though.

[Tigers]

Should be ok in New Forest, just avoid the Ford's.Travelling to the New Forest should be fairly un-problematic as you'll use the main Motorway networks all the way to the end of the M27, and then you are at the Forest.Bit soggy though, so I'd not bother with the picnic blanket.Enjoy

 

Thanks Karlos much appreciated, sounds like should be relatively ok then, at the moment anyway!

 

Take care everyone effected

[AWD]

And to top it all off, us Bristolians have got to be extra vigilant as we have a crocodile roaming around our city! ;)

[Mapantz]

Portland has been cut off and the sirens are going off..

 

Edited February 5, 2014 by Mapantz

[AWD]

Latest forecast wave heights around the SW are worrying to say the least;

Off the scale nearly! ;0

[gottolovethisweather]

Latest forecast wave heights around the SW are worrying to say the least;

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Off the scale nearly! ;0

 

Holy poo. PHENOMENAL sea state looks justified then.

[stevofunnelcl]

And to top it all off, us Bristolians have got to be extra vigilant as we have a crocodile roaming around our city!

That should give someone an idea for a movie

 

'Crocnado'

[Mapantz]

I'm off for a road trip, see if I can get some pics.

 

Just heard on the radio that power lines are down in Wareham, not sure where too though. The lights have been flickering here.

[egret]

And to top it all off, us Bristolians have got to be extra vigilant as we have a crocodile roaming around our city!

Yes they migrate in from the swamps to mate at this time of year LoL! 

[Mapantz]

Wow, now that's something I have definitely not seen before..

 

[egret]

Portland has been cut off and the sirens are going off..

 

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Did you catch any cod or bass this morning? (I presume you had nipped down for a quick beach session when you took those photos!!)

Edited February 5, 2014 by egret

[gottolovethisweather]

That should give someone an idea for a movie

 

'Crocnado'

 

Well there is already a "Sharknado" and a "Sharknado 2" has just been produced so maybe they knew something.

 

Wow, now that's something I have definitely not seen before..

 

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Ouch. Day one down and four more days of extreme weather to come, including today. You take it easy out there Mapantz and the same goes for everyone else.

Edited February 5, 2014 by gottolovethisweather

[Mapantz]

Did you catch any cod or bass this morning? (I presume you had nipped down for a quick beach session when you took those photos!!)

 

Not me bud, they're from friends I have on Twitter. It's pretty bad at Weymouth/Chesil/Portland.

 

I'm heading the other way shortly.

[SNOW CRYSTAL]

Still pretty breezy here but the rain has stopped for now. A small breather, don't suppose it will last long.

[Nights King]

Wet and nasty outside is all I have to say about it today!

 

Looking forward though it looks interesting for some wet snow Sunday onwards..

[Cyclonic]

Conditions on the island are terrible, with apparently worse to come soon..

 

Time to just ride it out, hope house does not suffer to much more damage

 

I have posted here, dont want to double up on the posting.

 

http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/79252-atlantic-storms-february-2014/?p=2918246

Edited February 5, 2014 by gottolovethisweather
edited your post cyclonic to show correct link to your post

[major bartlett]

Hate to inform you mate but that stretch of track will be OOU for a long period of time now.

A section of the sea wall has been destroyed with the resulting ballast and fishplates being washed away leaving the track balancing in the air;

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This means effectively starting from scratch and building a whole new wall and frame along with replacing the track itself. With the current inclement weather here to stay for the foreseeable future, it may be a number of days before work can even start.

I would be prepared to alter your commute for the best part of the month now.

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I THINK 25 MILES OVER DARTMOOR ON A FOLDING BIKE MAT BE TO MUCH ON A DAILY BASIS.

[katemart]

Gustier here this morning than last night: 36.8mph. 977mb and still falling.

 

Hoping everybody stays safe and dry.

 

Kate

[Mark Parsons]

Been out to West Bay ( Broadchurch ) probably the worst I've seen in a few years the harbour overflowed and the front impassable and to add to that a fallen tree blocking the road from Bridport, just up the coast at Freshwater near Burton Bradstock the shingle sea defence has been completely washed away flooding the caravan park behind and the flood plain upto Burton village, had the rainfall been greater then there would have been a major flood! I have photo's which I will post ASAP.

[MR EXTREMES]

rather bad to be honest this is a picture from canoe lake in southsea.

[Cyclonic]

Well the winds are certainly cranking up now

 

Isle of wight gusts

 

Max gust 45.8mph (Newport)

Max gust 52.4mph (bleakdown)

Max gust 58.4mph (freshwater)

Max gust 36.1 (Sandown) (sheltered area)

 

Live webcam at sandown

http://www.camscape.com/view/33889

Driftwood Live webcam is currently offline (blown away me thinks)

Edited February 5, 2014 by Cyclonic

[stevofunnelcl]

I think this could be storm surge related

 

High tide here this morning was: 9:40am

 

It should be halfway out by now... but it's not

 

http://www.eyeballhq.tv/surfcheck/westward-ho/

 

It tends to go out a long way here... normally

 

Winds now increasing... could be an interesting few hours ahead