To ask if you've made any plans ahead of the Storm tonight?

Still awake in the West Midlands - not had the wind yet but my lights flickered a couple of times, I've switched to my fairy lights 😅Hoping the power doesn't go out but should probably head to bed soon anyway.

LOTS of snow outside. Hope everyone in the worst affected areas is okay and the power comes back on soon!

"110mph wind recorded!
Posted by National Coastwatch Institute (NCI) Boscastle, wind speeds at 8pm. Max gust of 110mph"

There are over 65,000 homes without power in Cornwall and damage in the area will be assessed tomorrow. But according to you, its "pathetic" and the press are fear mongering. You were wrong.

Are we forgetting that we live on an island that can have all four seasons in one day and all four seasons going on in one country (well three little ones really).
Normal evening here (London) so no need for emergency supplies apart from a good book so I don't have to listen to Trump but many people aren't so lucky.

The Met Office rarely give red weather warnings so why people can be so scathing or call people ridiculous to be a bit worried.

Stay safe.

"Night of the Big Wind - Wikipedia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Big_Wind

I think you are the one looking pathetic and ridiculous.

We’ve had storm force winds of up to 100mph for the past three hours down here. Power cuts all over, exploding cables, trees down… and the real extent of the damage won’t be clear until daylight.

What do people get out of minimising and dismissing events like this? Perhaps you’re just ‘too cool for a crisis’? Or maybe it’s all one big conspiracy?

The weather becoming warm 12c. Reminds me of a story I read where the same thing happened in Ireland a century ago. It was warm then hell was unleashed. I think North Wales copped it and as far as Liverpool.

Thinking of all of you affected by this- there seems to be quite the damage out there. We’re south west but seem to be right on the edge and it’s just a bit wet.

I did make a curry as it’s lovely to eat curry in a storm all snuggled on the sofa. And I put an extra tie on the bbq cover. Not sure that’s prepping or just getting annoyed by the flapping noise.

The constant howl of the wind was horrific, North of Cornwall and thank god a little bit inland. It felt like the windows would blow in for quite a while. I've never known weather like this and don't want to experience it again any time soon. I think it is easing off a little here, we lost power quite a few hours ago and it won't be restored until tomorrow morning now.

I'm in South East Cornwall. Rainy and a tad windy this afternoon but nothing out of the ordinary. Some friends, like posters on here, were wondering what all the fuss was about.
It then went eerily calm and was a very warm 12 degrees for a couple of hours. At around 7.30 all Hell broke loose. We lost power and had 70 mph winds with gusts up to 90, so loud and very scary. Not the strongest winds across the county by any means.
We now have trees and power lines down not to mention the obligatory wheelie bins flying everywhere. Lots of damage to homes and businesses.
50,000 are currently without power.
Still think the Met Office was scaremongering? I don't and I thank the emergency services and Utility workers for going above and beyond on the worse night I can remember.
Thinking of everyone caught up in this.

Cornwall Live: Trees down, roads blocked

Take care. Insurance people are going busy tomorrow. My lights are off but I have a Tilly lamp so I'll beo.

We have had a bit of snow here and it’s just started again. Not much wind though.

My gym is closed tomorrow, apparently. I think I’ll manage.

In Cornwall too, good to see messages from others here, thinking of you especially those without power. We've had flickering lights but not lost power so far (fingers crossed). Loads of trees down blocking routes to school etc some flying debris.

All the best to everyone experiencing difficult conditions.

No snow here at all, just miserable rain.

Beach debris thrown up onto the promenade in Barmouth after a storm was eye opening. Cobbles the size of half bricks. Wouldn't want to get hit by that.

Seen slates come off roofs in much less winds. Trees come down etc. all are life threatening if you are in the wrong place.

Good luck everybody in affected areas. We seem to be fine in rainy London. I really hate the wind, even when it is not quite a storm. I hate the noise, I hate the mess and I find it really disruptive. Thinking of everybody affected.

OK so I'm stood down for a bit so have come home, agreed to be on call later on. I have lived here on the Lizard all my life and I have never seen weather like tonight. It's carnage out there-
Hope everyone in Cornwall is ok I seem to have lost the roof of my garage and a few tiles from my house roof, one of which has obliterated my car windscreen.FFS!
Just going to get changed and then I'll read the thread through

Stay safe 🙏

There's 41000 now in Cornwall alone without electric - it's been brutal & very scary since 7pm. Loads of damage.
We won't have electric until tomorrow.

We always left it till daylight. One roof slate went through the bonnet of our car, others landed around the front door. Neighbours shed landed in the lane. Our conservatory exploded outwards.

Probably MNers who have dismissed it all as ‘scaremongering’ 🙄

@Nincompoo maybe some of them are the idiots on here who have minimised the storm or who have somehow managed to miss the news that there is a storm

Same 😬 I love looking at the forecast, and am mildly thrilled when the weather turns (and heavy rain suddenly starts, or the sun comes out, or I can hear a gust of wind, or when there’s a sparkling frost). The past year has been an absolute joy, a beautiful hot summer and a mostly cold and sunny winter with some lovely frosts. Even Halloween was dry, cloudy with the moon coming out now and then - exactly how it should be.

Trouble is, as seen on this thread, some people are determined to see it as scaremongering or marketing or (no pun intended) being a snowflake. We all coped with it in the past without the need for warnings apparently, but now we are conditioned to be frightened. All utter nonsense, obviously.