Storm Doris - Atlantic Storm 4

[OddSpot]

2 minutes ago, Jimmyh said:

yes you can see it coming down now great site

If you are in Welling that could be the Heathrow bound one

[weirpig]

West Brom town centre now closed due to incident   I've never seen it this bad 

[Jimmyh]

2 minutes ago, OddSpot said:

If you are in Welling that could be the Heathrow bound one

Thanks but its on Flightradar24.com

[Summer Sun]

UAE17 has landed

[Ice Day]

Strongest winds since the St Judes storm in these parts I would say.

[RichmondWeather]

I would not have minded if it was an actual fire, but to do a fire drill in these conditions (gusting to 60mph) is foolish and dangerous. Then making us students stand under some trees when large bits of branch have come off in the area. If one had come down...

[Jimmyh]

that must have been a hairy flight

[Frosty hollows]

I imagine the sick bags got put to good use on that flight!

[Light Without Heat]

6 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

UAE17 has landed

2h30m after starting the descent from FL400 flight EK17 to Manchester finally has touched down at Gatwick - amazing amount of extra fuel on that baby.

[Mokidugway]

So glad I'm flying home tomorrow  rather than today weather sounds awful in Blighty 

[OddSpot]

5 minutes ago, Frosty hollows said:

I imagine the sick bags got put to good use on that flight!

 

[Summer Sun]

8 minutes ago, Frosty hollows said:

I imagine the sick bags got put to good use on that flight!

 

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7 minutes ago, Frosty hollows said:

I imagine the sick bags got put to good use on that flight!

I travel a lot on planes and every time there is turbulence I feel like in a roller coaster...but with those winds that would be worse than the Wild Mouse in Blackpool

[The PIT]

Recorded 71 mph so far. So the local forecast is a bit off

[Lincs Observation]

Seems to have calmed down in the past half hour here, however it is still gusty with reports still coming in of problems to my East.

LO

[Delka]

1 minute ago, Lincs Observation said:

Seems to have calmed down in the past half hour here, however it is still gusty with reports still coming in of problems to my East.

LO

Still insane here, gusted just now to 66mph 

[Lincs Observation]

Nature is a wonderful if not slightly brutal thing dont you think.

[weirpig]

Lady who died in Wolverhamton was apparently hit by a Shop sign being blown off the side of a shop.

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1 minute ago, weirpig said:

Lady who died in Wolverhamton was apparently hit by a Shop sign being blown off the side of a shop.

RIP. Awful.

[Miamay]

Wind died down but still quite blowy out

[Richie V]

Up to 55 mph in the last few mins on my Velo / Inspeed Vortex kit.

[Nick F]

81 mph gust at Weybourne in Norfolk, unusually strong gusts for this far south

 

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Been driving up the A1, debris flying everywhere. Not known it this bad for a long time! Hit a fallen branch near welwyn garden city. Go careful out there. 

[Summer Sun]

Glad I have Virgin Media tv rather than sky on days like this

[Day10]

26 minutes ago, Light Without Heat said:

2h30m after starting the descent from FL400 flight EK17 to Manchester finally has touched down at Gatwick - amazing amount of extra fuel on that baby.

On our A320's we say a tonne of fuel per half hour of holding. Not much fuel used in the descent (N1's back at idle), starts to drink it when in the hold. A fairly heavy aircraft won't be thrown around like an empty A320, which can sometimes feel like flying a crisp packet on a windy day!