South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 21/05/2018 Onwards

[karlos1983]

Dog going mental at the letterbox

mesmerising tree movement in mine and surrounding gardens. Proper blowy!

gutted my knee is strapped up, really want to venture out   

Hoping to venture to Scotland this winter for a proper wind storm in preparation/test for next year..

Edited November 9, 2018 by karlos1983

[festivalking]

Kicked out of work early today because the chaotic weather downhere. Got home later though than normal due to traffic standstill. Didn't mind greatly the car was being rocked byvthe wind and the rain was something else. 

Incidentally rain has stopped now. Wind easing.

[karlos1983]

2 minutes ago, festivalking said:

Kicked out of work early today because the chaotic weather downhere. Got home later though than normal due to traffic standstill. Didn't mind greatly the car was being rocked byvthe wind and the rain was something else. 

Incidentally rain has stopped now. Wind easing.

Did the wind ease after the rain cleared through? Just gauging how long we’ll have the strong winds for here

[jtay]

23 minutes ago, Polar Bear said:

Gosh .. hope not through your house Mapantz... ?  ... keep those red shoes on   on and remember this saying "there's no place like home "

Speaking of which, here's the thoughts of the boys and girls from torro...

Torro - the UK's Tornado and Storm Research Organisation

 

2 hrs · 

TORRO CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION 2018/008

A TORRO CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION has been issued at 17:20 GMT on Friday 9th November 2018

Valid from/until: 17:20 - 03:00 GMT Friday 9th/Saturday 10th November 2018 on for the following regions of the
United Kingdom & Ireland:

SW, Cent S and SE England

Midlands

E Anglia

SE Wales

Channel Is

**Note that TCD 007 still in effect for Ireland/N Ireland until 19:00GMT.

THREATS

Wind gusts to 65mph; isolated tornadoes; isolated CG lightning

 

[CheesepuffScott]

Just had an abrupt power cut!

[Polar Bear]

Just now, jtay said:

Speaking of which, here's the thoughts of the boys and girls from torro...

Torro - the UK's Tornado and Storm Research Organisation

 

2 hrs · 

TORRO CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION 2018/008

A TORRO CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION has been issued at 17:20 GMT on Friday 9th November 2018

Valid from/until: 17:20 - 03:00 GMT Friday 9th/Saturday 10th November 2018 on for the following regions of the
United Kingdom & Ireland:

SW, Cent S and SE England

Midlands

E Anglia

SE Wales

Channel Is

**Note that TCD 007 still in effect for Ireland/N Ireland until 19:00GMT.

THREATS

Wind gusts to 65mph; isolated tornadoes; isolated CG lightning

 

Wow... thanks Jtay. 

You never know.. ....i don't have any red shoes though.. how about a beautiful pair of Dior's .. will they work? 

... starting to pick up and get a bit feisty here.. bit more whooshing, whistling and rustling outside happening . 

[Mapantz]

I've just been up the garden to check around, and make sure the new covers I built are still there, which they are. But, every leaf in the entire county is in the pond. lol

[matt111]

A brief lull not long ago where the rain stopped and the wind wasn't as strong but now it's back. Sheltered station just recorded a 30mph gust. 

Edited November 9, 2018 by matt111

[karlos1983]

Gate gate..... just been out on my crutches fixing the blinking gate  

no drop off here, if anything it’s getting windier!

[MP-R]

The radar shows a squall should've gone through here but didn't notice any change in conditions at all. Now the rain is abating a little. Not quite as dramatic as the notable squall that went through in September.

[coldfingers1]

21 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

I've just been up the garden to check around, and make sure the new covers I built are still there, which they are. But, every leaf in the entire county is in the pond. lol

I wish you all joy clearing that lot out! Been there, done that and didn't like it! Wet and soggy just like my garden at the mo. Hubby just walked down to the corner shop to get me some dark chocolate! Mmmm! Worth a million that man is. He reckons it is blowing a real hoolie out there now, it certainly sounds like it with all the banging and clattering outside.

Edited November 9, 2018 by coldfingers1

[Wiltshire_snow_lover]

Electric keeps going on off here 

[coldfingers1]

Chimet now showing gusting up to storm force 10. Lovely, haven't had a nice storm for such a long time!

[coldfingers1]

10 minutes ago, Wiltshire_snow_lover said:

Electric keeps going on off here 

That will most likely be the power lines blowing in the wind and shorting out regularly. When it gets to storm force that often happens.

Edited November 9, 2018 by coldfingers1

[karlos1983]

I remember when I was growing up (long process still in full swing) we had a huge gable Window, that used to flex in the wind. A couple of times it blew in. Back in the early 90’s when storms were more common doon south!

[Mapantz]

The wind is easing here now. 18.8mm of rain so far.

[Frosty hollows]

1 hour ago, Mapantz said:

For me it is. My window faces East so no rain or wind gets in from these directions. I like to be able to hear the elements.

I'm with you on that one. Have dual aspect bedroom and sitting room with windows facing north and east and love listening to the wind and rain outside

[Frosty hollows]

1 hour ago, Polar Bear said:

Hope you've not got the heating on with the windows open!!  

I have though it's not too cold so the thermostat hasn't kicked in

[coldfingers1]

Well here on the South Coast this is the strongest storm we have had for at least a year, usually we are too far east to experience too strong a gale. Currently mean wind speed F9 gusting Force 10. Much higher than they forecast for our area. Even the shipping forecast only gave a F8 for this area. I hope not too many boats have been caught out by this. Listening to the wind raging outside now I wouldn't want to even be on the sea front never mind on a boat.

Just noticed Netweather Max gusts currently showing 66mph for Portland, a tad more than a trifle breezy there I think.

Actually this site is showing a lot of shipping traffic in the Channel, rather them than me!

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-2.9/centery:50.4/zoom:8

Edited November 9, 2018 by coldfingers1
update

[matt111]

Looks a bit rough at Dawlish.

 

[Polar Bear]

14 minutes ago, coldfingers1 said:

Well here on the South Coast this is the strongest storm we have had for at least a year, usually we are too far east to experience too strong a gale. Currently mean wind speed F9 gusting Force 10. Much higher than they forecast for our area. Even the shipping forecast only gave a F8 for this area. I hope not too many boats have been caught out by this. Listening to the wind raging outside now I wouldn't want to even be on the sea front never mind on a boat.

Just noticed Netweather Max gusts currently showing 66mph for Portland, a tad more than a trifle breezy there I think.

Think it’s cos it is a direct southerly not a south westerly?.. south westerly you / we (my parents too) get a bit of shelter from the land points to the east.. southerly different story.. it was indeed some years ago my parents had a southerly like this. ( Dad is an ex sailor so knows his weather!) 

Edited November 9, 2018 by Polar Bear

[matt111]

Not far from me this one. 

 

[Polar Bear]

24 minutes ago, Frosty hollows said:

I have though it's not too cold so the thermostat hasn't kicked in

Naughty . .. don’t let them fat utility company cats get more off you.. 

[coldfingers1]

2 minutes ago, Polar Bear said:

Think it’s cos it is a direct southerly not a south westerly?.. south westerly you / we (my parents too) get a bit of shelter from the land points to the east.. southerly different story.. it was indeed some years ago my parents had a southerly like this. ( Dad is an ex sailor so knows his weather!) 

I agree PB, very rare for Bognor to get a true southerly wind and yes, we usually get a fair degree of shelter from I.O.W in South Westerlies. Enjoying it though! Loved both those videos above and many thanks to ones who posted them. Here our high tide isn't due until after midnight so we wont get much flooding on seafront as it will almost certainly have moderated by then.

[Frosty hollows]

8 minutes ago, Polar Bear said:

Naughty . .. don’t let them fat utility company cats get more off you.. 

This house we're in at the moment is really well insulated, unlike our old. Plus, the central heating thermostat actually works properly and won't kick in unless the temp in the house goes below 18. Even with the windows open it's still 20c in the bedroom