SUPER STORM: Strongest winds for 20 years on the way

[Orangez.]

SCOTLAND will be battered by a "super storm" early next week with ferocious winds of up to 80mph.
Widespread structural damage is expected, and Scots are being advised not to make unnecessary journeys.
Forecasters are warning that storms hitting across the UK could be the worst since October 1987. Although parts of Northern Ireland and the south west of England should bear the brunt of the extreme weather, Scotland will be badly affected.

The Met Office warned that the UK would suffer very strong, potentially damaging winds, with the Strathclyde area facing severe gales.
Tom Tobler, forecaster with Meteogroup UK, added: "The west of Scotland will not be at the centre of the storm but that doesn't mean you'll escape it.
"From around dawn on Monday there will be extremely heavy gusts of wind. They could get up to 80mph. By lunchtime it'll start to move across Northern Ireland."
Calmer conditions should return to Scotland by Monday lunchtime as gale force winds continue to tear through other parts of Britain.
Meteogroup's Gareth Harvey said: "It looks as though it is going to be strong winds just about everywhere with severe gales in some places.
"We are sure trees will be uprooted and there will be some structural damage if it's as strong as expected."
Exposed areas in the west and near the south coast have been warned to expect winds up to 80mph.
Expected to ease off during the afternoon, the high winds will return with a vengeance in the evening, when fierce gusts will hit the south west of England and Wales.
The storm is forecast to develop out of a strong jet stream which will be moving out of Canada on Saturday and crossing the Atlantic and the UK during Sunday and Monday.
Independent weather forecaster Tom Defty said: "The exact track of the storm is unlikely to be known until Sunday and the public should keep a close eye on the forecasts as severe damage is a possibility in many areas."

80 mph? I don't find nothing 'super' about that.

[Lee]

80 mph? I don't find nothing 'super' about that.

Hehe, I wouldn't try playing rugby (Yes I'm a rugby player ;)) In that...

[Roboevil]

I can run that speed.

[Lee]

I can run that speed.


Yea, and I just invented a rocket which will fly out of this solar syatem an into another then back in 25 minuets?

Only joking :)

[Orangez.]

I can run that speed.
Can you i bet you can't.

[brandon]

Can you i bet you can't.
I really hope you're joking.. :eusa_wall

Anyway, that doesn't concern me. :8

[efq]

scotland. east anglia too =/ because we have the strong winds picking up as my fence has broke a little

[Jamesy]

Luckily my fence blew down last week, my thread is in general :rolleyes:

[Hitman]

Oooer. It's been windy down south of Spain, making it dead cold. :(

[Kardan]

Winds were really strong today and it hasn't even got started yet... :rolleyes:

[-Xiangu-]

It rained for the first time in ages where I live.

[efq]

LOL. Skynews and Metoffice along with ITV1 and BBC have teamed up.
Since the 1987 disaster they are not taking any precautions.
In 1987 Meteorologists watching the storm fought it wasn't big and didn't give a public annoucement. The next day it was a disaster with trees uprooted, caravans tippled...

The weather teams on Sky news have said they joined up together to prevent 1987 all over again. They want to get the most accurate information to give the public warnings.
They haven't classed this as bad as 1987 but they are saying it is picking up.
The reason they joined together is so they can peice all Meteorologists data together to provide the most accurate of 99.9% of the storms course.

[Jordy]

All last weekend I spent lifting up some pretty heavy fence panel's with my dad as the storm blew them all out of their places... Most fence panel's are light but my Dad thought these look nice, so they're so thick and heavy, despite that they still blow over :P

Lifting up heavy fence's is boring and scary, not again :'(

[efq]

the rain and wind is here now... chuckin it down and wind is stronggggggggggg.
tiny tree is snapped... i get screenie in sec

[GommeInc]

Perfect kite flying weather :D The winds not that bad in East Anglia... Is it? The weather here is slightly cloudy and a bit windy.

[HeartRates]

Im in East Anglia, Ipswich! :D

No wind at all.

[efq]

i have strong winds and chuckin down rain.
And too tell if its strong winds... My door underneath it if its so strong winds it causes the door to push open a little to let wind through making weird noise

Perfect kite flying weather :D The winds not that bad in East Anglia... Is it? The weather here is slightly cloudy and a bit windy.

[GommeInc]

Are you in a different area to me? Essex is windy, but not that extreme :O

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7045944.stm

That's what the 'Great Storm' of 1987 did to my Grandma's area. I wasn't around but the damage looks awful. Hopefuly not another repeat.

[efq]

omg im in east anglia bad weather. is it like jumpin ur houses to mine >:O i did nout bad to day... although i dropped a small mirror today

[GommeInc]

omg im in east anglia bad weather. is it like jumpin ur houses to mine >:O i did nout bad to day... although i dropped a small mirror today
You've doomed us all!

I've not got much to worry about. No fences, just old, strong walls and a few trees which like surviving strong winds anyway.

[efq]

*Stares at in annoyence* :p

You've doomed us all!

I've not got much to worry about. No fences, just old, strong walls and a few trees which like surviving strong winds anyway.

[Technologic]

Doesn't anybody remeber the windws like last year? It stole our garage roof ¬_¬

And what about the winds last week?! Gusts of up to 90mph..

They're only warning us abotu it so much because of michael fish and the met office messing up back in the 80's...

[Prick]

Doesn't anybody remeber the windws like last year? It stole our garage roof ¬_¬

And what about the winds last week?! Gusts of up to 90mph..

They're only warning us abotu it so much because of michael fish and the met office messing up back in the 80's...

gusts of up to doesn't mean there was gusts of 90mph

and I'm in east anglia and we hate horrible weather yesterday

[GhostFace-]

I can run that speed.

pshh i walk that speed _-_

[efq]

Doesn't anybody remeber the windws like last year? It stole our garage roof ¬_¬

And what about the winds last week?! Gusts of up to 90mph..

They're only warning us abotu it so much because of michael fish and the met office messing up back in the 80's...
lol m8 i can garenteen you there hasnt been gusts upto 90-80 mph for 20 years =/

[Danny$]

LOL. Skynews and Metoffice along with ITV1 and BBC have teamed up.
Since the 1987 disaster they are not taking any precautions.
In 1987 Meteorologists watching the storm fought it wasn't big and didn't give a public annoucement. The next day it was a disaster with trees uprooted, caravans tippled...

The weather teams on Sky news have said they joined up together to prevent 1987 all over again. They want to get the most accurate information to give the public warnings.
They haven't classed this as bad as 1987 but they are saying it is picking up.
The reason they joined together is so they can peice all Meteorologists data together to provide the most accurate of 99.9% of the storms course.

I think were doing about that storm in English. There's a poem about it or something in my anthology.

[-Xiangu-]

I think were doing about that storm in English. There's a poem about it or something in my anthology.


Is it by Seamus Heaney?

[Danny$]

Is it by Seamus Heaney?
umm, i'm not sure. not got my anthology near by. Hurricane in England it's called I think..


edit; no just checked, it's by Grace something, it's in "poems from other cultures"..

[-Xiangu-]

Ah! Thats it.

[jesus]

Aww only in Scotland? That's disappointing!

[Slowpoke]

Aww only in Scotland? That's disappointing!

Looks like it's moved south...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/charts/uk/uk_pressure_08031012.jpg

you don't wannt be in the middle of that. looks like it's gonna hit north ireland and north-west england pretty hard.

[dirrty]

its extremly sunny atm lol. dreading tomorrow tho cuz if its propa bad weather ill either have to walk to college in it for not bother go in.

[mlp16]

It was Sunny, Then within 30 mins A huge Black Cloud covered the sky and now its just raining. down in the South (hampshire.)

[Slowpoke]

don't worry guys, it's not due until tomorrow :).

[Mr.Sam]

Hi we are supposed to get hit in Bristol - we have blue skies...

*goes sunbathing*

[Nixt]

Hehe, I wouldn't try playing rugby (Yes I'm a rugby player ;)) In that...

Well I'd never of guessed seeing as the fact you were talking about playing Rugby in the same comment definitely did not give it away :D.


Hi we are supposed to get hit in Bristol - we have blue skies...

*goes sunbathing*

I know it's really nice, isn't it?

[Orangez.]

Aww only in Scotland? That's disappointing!
No

Look:


The Met Office warned that the UK would suffer very strong, potentially damaging winds, with the Strathclyde area facing severe gales.
Tom Tobler, forecaster with Meteogroup UK, added: "The west of Scotland will not be at the centre of the storm but that doesn't mean you'll escape it.

[jesus]

It says Scotland in particular though, which usually means only that place because they are always wrong.

[GommeInc]

I had alot of hail fall within 10-20 mins, not sure if that means anything :P

[Orangez.]

I had alot of hail fall within 10-20 mins, not sure if that means anything :P
Means SANTA IS COMING TO TOWN

Edited by REDNECK (Forum Moderator): Please do not post pointlessly.

[PaulMacC]

Looks like it's moved south...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/charts/uk/uk_pressure_08031012.jpg

you don't wannt be in the middle of that. looks like it's gonna hit north ireland and north-west england pretty hard.
Hold me harry, I live in Northern Ireland.

[Slowpoke]

I know you do Paul! I live in north-west England and right on the coast in Blackpool. It's gonna be a scary day tomorrow :D!

[Immenseman]

I don't understand that map will it hit the south west of England?

[GommeInc]

I don't understand that map will it hit the south west of England?
The inner most circle is what you look at. So Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland are at risk.

[Slowpoke]

I don't understand that map will it hit the south west of England?

It will hit Devon, yes. You'll probably see some lovely 70 MPH gusts :).

[Immenseman]

The inner most circle is what you look at. So Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland are at risk.


It will hit Devon, yes. You'll probably see some lovely 70 MPH gusts :).

Well we do need some sort of action around here.

[Slowpoke]

An additional swathe of severe westerly gales will follow through the morning and afternoon, affecting southwest England and the south coast of England. Gusts of 60 to 70 mph are likely with the possibility of 80 mph gusts on exposed coasts and hills. Disruption to transport and power supplies is possible and there may be damage to buildings and trees. In addition high waves and flooding may affect coastal areas in the south.

there you go jake :)!

[Immenseman]

I wish I still lived right on the coast, I hope our school has damage so it has to be closed ha.

[Slowpoke]

lol, i think everyone is hoping for school/college/work closure ;)!

[GommeInc]

I hope not! I was gonna do some shopping, with the idea no smelly college or school students running around :P

[Orangez.]

I'm scared.

[Slowpoke]

I'm scared.

why, where do you live? or are you just being sarcastic?

[Ugawa]

I'm in danger zone :o lol I just hope skls arnt closed tomoz as ive said in another thread ive stayed in all day doing art coursework for my exam tomoz and if its canceled someone will die XD

XX

[Orangez.]

why, where do you live? or are you just being sarcastic?
UK ( Yarm aka. Stockton )

[shizzle]

A big storm in london?

[Frodo13.]

Don't know about winds, but we had a mega hail storm where I live today...

[Slowpoke]

A big storm in london?

No, the entire UK. Met office said there could a few tornados! :O:(

[Orangez.]

No, the entire UK. Met office said there could a few tornados! :O:(
Yaaay i like tornados LOL

[Slowpoke]

You do? Do you ride them?

[Orangez.]

Yeah i sit on them and ride them ;l.

[Orangez.]

I hope i stay off school.

[MattyBoy]

I live in the west midlands so i hope it gets us bad (ofcourse not my house)

[Pyroka]

Well, I live in a coastal area, I take the train which goes along the coast for majority of the journey, to College... Oh, and I get up ultra early and have a half an hour journey in a train for College. I also live just 10 minutes away from the sea... God help me.

Oh, and I live in Devon LOL, oh yay.

[Orangez.]

Lets all hide under the blankets.

[Flisker]

Well the wind is very bad at the moment, and I'm in the loft. Lucky me xD

[Nemo]

im off school lol. i was kinda wanting to go today but my mum wouldnt let me lolz.

[Pyroka]

Jebus, well it wasn't actually that bad on the train to College. The waves were huge but theyre going to get bigger later on, and most of Dawlish was flooded lol. There were some massive clouds... God help me at half 4.

[Hazza]

I've got an exam at 11:25. So I've got to get to school for 11:10.
Hopefully, it might stop be then.
Otherwise, I think I might ring my Nan and ask to take me lolll ;)

[Frisky]

I want it to get worse? I REALY dont want to walk home in the worst of it. I'd rather it was worse now, then I could get the day off :/

[Slowpoke]

it's right where i am. it's worst in cornwall/devon

[Hazza]

Its getting better now, but I'm getting a lift to school - Its all good.

[Slowpoke]

No like, there's no wind here at all. It's because I'm in the eye I think...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/charts/uk/uk_wind_08031012.jpg

[Pyroka]

it's right where i am. it's worst in cornwall/devon

Trust me, it is. There's no rain or anything yet, but the wind was strong. You should've seen the waves on the train today too, we're RIGHT UP next to the seawall, and those waves were huge. It's high tide too, so that made matters worse.


No like, there's no wind here at all. It's because I'm in the eye I think...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/charts/uk/uk_wind_08031012.jpg

Lucky sods...

[Slowpoke]

Look at the south-west though. You live in Devon don't you?

[Pyroka]

Mhmm, I live in devon alright... It's bloody awful weather, you should see the clouds here. There was blue skies this morning, and as soon as the train left (around quarter past 8), there was a huge black cloud behind the train station, and then 5 minutes later it was over the whole of the sea and everything. It's massive. I do hope that the worst goes away before half 4, because my train is then... and I don't feel like a bus replacement, or a train on a seafront which is about to collapse.

[Slowpoke]

Lol that sounds grim :(. I had a dream about it all last night and in the dream we had tornados and earthquakes lol :D!

[Virgin Mary]

It's alright here, it was raining and kinda windy but now it's just sunny. Disappointment

[Ezzie.]

It's going to last for 48 hours, my instinct tells me we haven't felt the full force yet

[Pyroka]

Nah we've had large winds, I can tell you that. I almost got blown away around midday... Quite funny actually. I'm in mainland at the moment, but when I get home I'll tell you of how bad the seas are.

On BBC News, they've got a picture of a train getting buried by waves. No prizes for guessing who went past that today, and seen the full force... It wasn't as bad as that earlier, but yep, thats the place I went on my way to College. Dawlish it is. My town, just the next stop on the train, was getting hammered by waves too and that was on BBC News. It's the town with the pink house getting hammered completely by waves, it's so bad around there... No sea defences near there at all, there should be though.

Oo, and two computers just sparked out in my IT class...

[Slowpoke]

Nah we've had large winds, I can tell you that. I almost got blown away around midday... Quite funny actually. I'm in mainland at the moment, but when I get home I'll tell you of how bad the seas are.

On BBC News, they've got a picture of a train getting buried by waves. No prizes for guessing who went past that today, and seen the full force... It wasn't as bad as that earlier, but yep, thats the place I went on my way to College. Dawlish it is. My town, just the next stop on the train, was getting hammered by waves too and that was on BBC News. It's the town with the pink house getting hammered completely by waves, it's so bad around there... No sea defences near there at all, there should be though.

Oo, and two computers just sparked out in my IT class...

post the picture(s) :)!

[Pyroka]

The pictures were in form of videos, on BBC News 24. I'll see if I can find them though.

[Slowpoke]

Yeah if you find the link please post it, I'll give +rep :D.

[Pyroka]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7280000/newsid_7287300/7287305.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&bbcws=1

The first train you see, thats the station before my town and they were getting battered earlier as it was... Seriously, it's gotten alot worse since I was there. The picture after that, with the lighthouse is my town. There's another part just after the part with the roof on the car, that's the pub that I go to daily & the seafront I was talking about in my town. Proper bad stuff.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44481000/jpg/_44481381_scaffolding_torquay_22.jpg

Torre in Torquay got hit pretty badly too. :o

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44481000/jpg/_44481294_ellacombetorquay_416.jpg

Again, Torquay... ive been thar.

[Slowpoke]

thank pyroka, +rep xxx

[Pyroka]

plz dont track me down... xD

[Dan2nd]

I don't know if this picture have been posted yet look at the size of that wave :O


http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44480000/jpg/_44480837_lyme_203300getty.jpg

Waves crash over the Cobb at Lyme Regis, in Dorset

[Slowpoke]

that wave is huge, scary stuff :(!

[dirrty]

there was no "storm" is leicester or where i live.

[Immenseman]

Pyroka was it pretty bad in Teignmouth? I heard Torbay got the worst of it, I think there were only a few knocked down trees where I live. My bin blew over!!

[Slowpoke]

@jake: i've had no wind whatsoever all day! it's been really weird.

[GommeInc]

Driving down the A12 near where I live was good fun. Keeping to a lane was a game!

[Slowpoke]

Driving down the A12 near where I live was good fun. Keeping to a lane was a game!

I would find that terryfying lol. Wasn't there a huge crash down there?

[shizzle]

No, the entire UK. Met office said there could a few tornados! :O:(

I know but aswell in London.

[Dan2nd]

Driving down the A12 near where I live was good fun. Keeping to a lane was a game!

Driving home from college for me was very wet lol so much spray on the A4 :(

[Danny$]

Nout happened in Bolton! Nouts happened all day, just rain - not heavy though.

[-Xiangu-]

Only a tree or two were over in Bicester but my Mp3 got wet :(

[Slowpoke]

still no wind although we're forcast some gales tomorrow and wednesday.

[Ezzie.]

there was no "storm" is leicester or where i live.

Lutterworth here- no storms , just bad hail in the morning, went into leicester this morning and it was clear at like 11 xD

=dissapointed

[dirrty]

Lutterworth here- no storms , just bad hail in the morning, went into leicester this morning and it was clear at like 11 xD

=dissapointed
lol
i was propa all hyped for this storm, then i get up in the morning and was like "is this it?".
just rain and windy, and the rain wasnt even like heavy.

[Ezzie.]

there was no "storm" is leicester or where i live.


lol
i was propa all hyped for this storm, then i get up in the morning and was like "is this it?".
just rain and windy, and the rain wasnt even like heavy.

Lmao yeap :( i was really looking forward to it, well apparently the storm'll come again tonight/tomorrow- so here's hoping for some carnage (H)

[dirrty]

Lmao yeap :( i was really looking forward to it, well apparently the storm'll come again tonight/tomorrow- so here's hoping for some carnage (H)
aslong as it isnt heavy while im walking to college i dont mind, cuz the worst thing is being soaked for the whole day.

[Ezzie.]

True true, learn to hug radiators tbh

[Pyroka]

Pyroka was it pretty bad in Teignmouth? I heard Torbay got the worst of it, I think there were only a few knocked down trees where I live. My bin blew over!!

Ohhh yes. You should've seen the most spectacular sight when going past Stoke-in-Teignhead, by that car park with the view to the ocean. There were about 20 tankers queueing up, it was like a caravan park. Simply amaaazing. Back beach got hit the hardest, since they have no flood defences and the houses are literally less than an average gardens width away, from the ocean. Shaldon bridge was singing again (A)

[Insedated]

There was an incident in Saundersfoot, where a car was thrown into the front of a house.

Nothing around me though.

[Misawa]

I've just moved house and my family and I were staying temporarily in a caravhat we own at a holiday park - in Selsy - the worst affected area in the UK as a result of this storm. 2000 caravans and the majority are completely destroyed; most in five feet of water. The sea has destroyed so much - everyone was evacuated last night, today we saw the true devastation of the high tides. It's carnage on site. I've been on BBC News twice in the last 24 hours being interviewed. Helicopters, news, 4x4s crashing through floods of contaminated water, gas bottle everywhere. It's a disaster area. This is the worst storm since the Great Storm of 1987, and Selsy was the site of UK's first and only recorded twister, in 2000. Everything is in ruin. I'm at my brother's place now, and will be for a couple of weeks thanks to this. Complete devastation.

[Ugawa]

The storm werent that bad

XX

[Misawa]

The storm werent that bad

XX

You don't live in the zone.

[Danny$]

You don't live in the zone.
Do I live in the zone?

[Misawa]

Do I live in the zone?

How am I supposed to know? If you live in Selsy you'd be swimming.

[Danny$]

I live in Russia

[Technologic]

Um excuse me but gusts of up to 90mph are expected in the north today.. Why isn't it plastered all over the news?

Because london isn't affected! you southerners are a bunch of bloody wimps. I luaghed when they said that the warning wigns were warning about spray on the motorway all over southern england... Those signs say the exact same thing at least once a week here in Manchester.


:]

[xxMATTGxx]

Um excuse me but gusts of up to 90mph are expected in the north today.. Why isn't it plastered all over the news?

Because london isn't affected! you southerners are a bunch of bloody wimps. I luaghed when they said that the warning wigns were warning about spray on the motorway all over southern england... Those signs say the exact same thing at least once a week here in Manchester.


:]

Yep, I see them spray signs all the time in Manchester :)

[Slowpoke]

Um excuse me but gusts of up to 90mph are expected in the north today.. Why isn't it plastered all over the news?

Because london isn't affected! you southerners are a bunch of bloody wimps. I luaghed when they said that the warning wigns were warning about spray on the motorway all over southern england... Those signs say the exact same thing at least once a week here in Manchester.


:]

True, it's meant to get really bad here tomorrow. I'm right on the coast in Blackpool and we're meant to the worst of it ...

[Shrlurp]

Great fun! I look forward to them.

[-Xiangu-]

Over the past few days the storm has been crap lol. It was better in 2005 when it was that really big summer storm. me and my neighbour had to fight to keep the gazebo on the floor once the pegs were pulled out!

[Misawa]

Over the past few days the storm has been crap lol. It was better in 2005 when it was that really big summer storm. me and my neighbour had to fight to keep the gazebo on the floor once the pegs were pulled out!

The storm has been terrible on the south coast. It's the single worst storm since the biggest recorded storm in UK history - The Great Storm - from 1987, which hit the south.

[MR22]

lol its been bad here for days (started monday)
We will get the worst on wednesday (tommorow)
The fun thing is were save becouse we have the best water protection in the world
and or wind mills will make loads of power
its just ****** becouse i have to drive on my bike to school
(cry irl) also i have to go with the train.
Thats **** to becouse probably a tree will bloke the road.
Witch will make me wait for atleast an ouhr.
Ah well storms are fun. aslong im save >:D

[Technologic]

lol its been bad here for days (started monday)
We will get the worst on wednesday (tommorow)
The fun thing is were save becouse we have the best water protection in the world
and or wind mills will make loads of power
its just ****** becouse i have to drive on my bike to school
(cry irl) also i have to go with the train.
Thats **** to becouse probably a tree will bloke the road.
Witch will make me wait for atleast an ouhr.
Ah well storms are fun. aslong im save >:D
Blimey, your grammar is simply awful.


Anyway, i still think the southerners are WIMPSSS

[Misawa]

Blimey, your grammar is simply awful.


Anyway, i still think the southerners are WIMPSSS

The north will be no where near the disaster area it has been on the south coast, although the filthy north is already one.

[Technologic]

The north will be no where near the disaster area it has been on the south coast, although the filthy north is already one.
You're thinking of the north east

[Slowpoke]

Blimey, your grammar is simply awful.


Anyway, i still think the southerners are WIMPSSS

what do you expect? he's not english.


lol its been bad here for days (started monday)
We will get the worst on wednesday (tommorow)
The fun thing is were save becouse we have the best water protection in the world
and or wind mills will make loads of power
its just ****** becouse i have to drive on my bike to school
(cry irl) also i have to go with the train.
Thats **** to becouse probably a tree will bloke the road.
Witch will make me wait for atleast an ouhr.
Ah well storms are fun. aslong im save >:D

you always seem to get the backwash of our storms..

[Insedated]

what do you expect? he's not english.



you always seem to get the backwash of our storms..

Southern & Eastern Coastal areas seem to be getting it worse.

[Pyroka]

Hehe, it's blue skies down here, not a cloud in the sky! The wind is there, but not as strong as it was and it's actually pretty warm down here. The tides low so there's hardly ANY waves, and jesus the day looks good. :D