Storm Bella - Atlantic storm 2

[Mapantz]

Just scored 52mph here. 

[matt111]

I measured a 37mph gust not long ago which is impressive for my station baring in mind it never picks up the highest gusts.

[R Alto]

Blowing a hooley right now here

[matt111]

Just had to rescue the box that was over the plugs on the Christmas lights outside. 

[LightningLover]

Gusts must consistently be getting to 55-60mph here now, proper house rattlers!

[tomp456]

A gentle breeze in worthing....;)

[Mapantz]

Does anyone else get like a headache when the pressure drops rapidly? My eyes and head feel like a balloon being squeezed. 

[matt111]

Can here the familiar sound of things rolling around in the garden, at least that's what I think it is. Still no real let up yet. 

[Guest]

Full hurricane force wind over on the Needles IOW, sustained winds at 78mph gusting to 102mph. 

[matt111]

Just recorded a 40mph gust and you could probably add a fair bit onto that to get the actual speed.

[West is Best]

2 hours ago, Mapantz said:

Does anyone else get like a headache when the pressure drops rapidly? My eyes and head feel like a balloon being squeezed. 

Yes I get that too.

 

That was a wild night.

[lottiekent]

Crazy loud here. Rain hammering the window and the wind sounds like a train is approaching. 

[sunnijim]

Incredible here in Saltdean ( near Brighton) some of the strongest sustained wind speeds and gusts for many years.

Regular gusts 2am to 6am between 60mph and 70mph with my highest recorded gust at 71mph just after 5am.

Power cut,breaking glass and alarms going off locally...see what daylight brings!

Edited December 27, 2020 by sunnijim

[Guest]

Wow that was a noisy night! Looks like the Needles on the IOW topped out at 106mph. A notable gust of 84mph from Southampton as well. 

[The PIT]

Didn't get windy here but the rain turned up. Haven't measured it yet but Davis reckons it's around 20mm

[Weather-history]

Windy last night and the rain hit against window but I don't thing it was that bad

 

[SeaBreeze]

31 minutes ago, sunnijim said:

Incredible here in Saltdean ( near Brighton) some of the strongest sustained wind speeds and gusts for many years.

Regular gusts 2am to 6am between 60mph and 70mph with my highest recorded gust at 71mph just after 5am.

Power cut,breaking glass and alarms going off locally...see what daylight brings!

I can confirm that...I'm just along the coast from you in Telscombe Cliffs...lost my double glazing on the French windows about 3.30 followed shortly by the actual windows leaving me exposed to the elements on the clifftop...not a lot of fun!

[leedsnowfan]

35 minutes ago, sunnijim said:

Incredible here in Saltdean ( near Brighton) some of the strongest sustained wind speeds and gusts for many years.

Regular gusts 2am to 6am between 60mph and 70mph with my highest recorded gust at 71mph just after 5am.

Power cut,breaking glass and alarms going off locally...see what daylight brings!

Hey mate! How close are you to the coast? Know Saltdean very very well. Was wild here in Higher Bevendean...but think tiles are still in place.

[Paul Sherman]

Wow

What a Let Down - More of a whimper around SE Essex just North of the Amber warning, In fact Wednesday Nights winds were twice as strong as this which didnt even get a warning. Another let down from the many named storms over the years in these parts. The Met Office just dont seem to model this area correctly at all.

Good to see the South Coast from Brighton westwards had a proper gale though

[chionomaniac]

Definitely one of the windier nights of the past few years. When a brick house shakes in the gusts, you know it is a goodun 

[tomp456]

Wow,  a breezy night indeed! This was the first gale experienced In my first home, wasn’t entirely sure if it was normal to feel the place vibrating. Judging by the posts in this forum, thankfully my place wasn’t alone in getting the shakes! 

 

Still as anything out out there now!

[lottiekent]

Morning - very windy overnight, gusts locally “down in town” around 50 - 60mph and my station recorded 32mm. Some leaking in the conservatory water collection system (buckets!) but that was to be expected considering the direction it was coming from.

Would like to know what the maximum gusts Langdon Bay recorded.

[Atmogenic]

Don't remember the last time when I had issues sleeping due to the wind but also thinking about the damage I might see which made it a little bit more difficult to get to sleep. Haven't gone outside yet as it's still morning but the garden looks the same 

[alexisj9]

2 hours ago, Paul Sherman said:

Wow

What a Let Down - More of a whimper around SE Essex just North of the Amber warning, In fact Wednesday Nights winds were twice as strong as this which didnt even get a warning. Another let down from the many named storms over the years in these parts. The Met Office just dont seem to model this area correctly at all.

Good to see the South Coast from Brighton westwards had a proper gale though

We had one here too you know. It's just wind from the wsw are sheltered a bit for the area Langdon bay. Why winds from the south and south west register higher. There are cliffs in the line for a wsw. It was a wild and loud night here, with things banging about everywhere.

 

[LightningLover]

Pretty windy night here in Bexhill! We lost one very old fence panel, but the new ones we put up recently are intact.  

Gusts must have peaked between 60-70mph in the early hours, so it was about the same intensity as the February storm here.