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

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Netcurtainnelly · 08/01/2026 13:51

Usually do the supermarket shop on Friday but been today incase conditions are bad tomorrow?
SNOW.

Anyone else changed plans in preparation?

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Nincompoo · 08/01/2026 21:38

It is absolute carnage here with people stuck in their cars, crashed, wedged on curbs, the wrong way round on the road. My son is out there trying to dig people out.

Anyone would think we hadn’t had 2 days warning!

TotHappy · 08/01/2026 21:32

Here on the edge of Camborne and our loft hatch keeps banging like the dickens but not sure if some tiles are off the roof. Brief power outages earlier on but not for the last hour. Hope its abating from us but I fear its moving east.

Newyearsameme26 · 08/01/2026 21:20

@Marylou62 thinking of you. Sounds terrifying. We just have a crazy blizzard going on with all transport stopped and schools closed. We are rural and I hate it. The red warning sounded awful.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 08/01/2026 20:38

Ilovecakey · 08/01/2026 20:29

It's just a bit of snow?

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Idiot

Alexandra2001 · 08/01/2026 20:37

I spoke too soon, it has picked up in the last hour or so, very scary & we haven't got it like further West, still have power..... hope i ve not curses that!

MrsWinslowsSoothingSyrup · 08/01/2026 20:37

Ilovecakey · 08/01/2026 20:29

It's just a bit of snow?

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But we are British and we love talking about the weather. I'm not even being sarcastic.

I probably talk about / think about / listen to / research the weather for over an hour each day if I add it all up.

And I wouldn't have it any other way.

cardibach · 08/01/2026 20:37

Ilovecakey · 08/01/2026 20:29

It's just a bit of snow?

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Have you read posts from MNers with very high winds above? Or those cut off by deep snow?

Marylou62 · 08/01/2026 20:31

jinn2025 · 08/01/2026 19:21

Batten down the hatches! How ridiculous. Fear mongering press have to got to you about the Storm-danger life. It’s pathetic

Hopefully tomorrow morning the news won't be telling us about anyone who was seriously injured or killed. Maybe because they listened to the RED weather warning.

Ilovecakey · 08/01/2026 20:29

Netcurtainnelly · 08/01/2026 14:27

Been all the news and weather..

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It's just a bit of snow?

Marylou62 · 08/01/2026 20:28

46,000 homes without power now. I'm one of them.

Marylou62 · 08/01/2026 20:27

We've just had a very scary few hours here in Cornwall. 123mph winds recorded. Trees and power lines down. We've lost our fence and by the sound of it maybe some roof. But I'm not venturing out yet to check.Glad I took it seriously. It was a rare red weather warning.

justasking111 · 08/01/2026 20:13

Trees come down, power cuts result where we are. It's best to leave the roads clear for the emergency services than become another problem for them.

whengodwasarabbit1 · 08/01/2026 20:05

Really scary winds and lightning in cornwall!

Alexandra2001 · 08/01/2026 19:41

jinn2025 · 08/01/2026 19:21

Batten down the hatches! How ridiculous. Fear mongering press have to got to you about the Storm-danger life. It’s pathetic

Gently, i will educate you... the media is not the Met Office, its the Met Office that decide on weather warnings etc.

the Media report.

Alexandra2001 · 08/01/2026 19:39

Ihatetomatoes · 08/01/2026 19:09

Your "cooo errr Government warning" posted earlier certainly came over as mocking.

However, as of the evening of Thursday, January 8, 2026, there are currently more than 9,500 homes without power in Cornwall due to Storm Goretti. Also over a 1000 homes have lost power in Devon. Hopefully, people will heed warnings and no one will lose their life.

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Thats mad! i'm in SE Cornwall, hardly a gust and i'm on a hill! but further down, its a different story isn't it.

Ihatetomatoes · 08/01/2026 19:32

jinn2025 · 08/01/2026 19:21

Batten down the hatches! How ridiculous. Fear mongering press have to got to you about the Storm-danger life. It’s pathetic

Mocking is more pathetic. It's just advice. You can ignore.

Taking precautions whilst a severe storm rages is sensible.

inickedthisname · 08/01/2026 19:31

To answer your question OP, I haven’t done any particular preparations but I do already get a bit of a stockpile sorted on the run up to Christmas as my area is prone to floods which cut us off from the local towns (all only 10 mins drive, but impassable if flooded!), and since we are high ground with lots of hills between here and everywhere else, if it snows we can end up stuck from that too. We have bottled water, a camping stove, candles, plenty of blankets!

We are predicted 20cm of snow.

Nugg · 08/01/2026 19:29

No. But I could manage if I needed to it’s only me and my dog and she’s got everything she needs which would be my priority plus I could walk and get stuff

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LilyMumsnet · 08/01/2026 19:26

@Trethew we've popped an email over to you - could you take a look?

Clefable · 08/01/2026 19:24

jinn2025 · 08/01/2026 19:21

Batten down the hatches! How ridiculous. Fear mongering press have to got to you about the Storm-danger life. It’s pathetic

Bet you’re the type of person who watches YT conspiracy videos and believes they don’t have to pay for utilities.

RollOnSunshine · 08/01/2026 19:24

jinn2025 · 08/01/2026 19:21

Batten down the hatches! How ridiculous. Fear mongering press have to got to you about the Storm-danger life. It’s pathetic

Have you actually looked at the detailed forecast? The far south west will be getting 95mph gusts.

You go try standing out in that.

Some absolute whoppers on this thread.

GalaxyJam · 08/01/2026 19:24

jinn2025 · 08/01/2026 19:21

Batten down the hatches! How ridiculous. Fear mongering press have to got to you about the Storm-danger life. It’s pathetic

You know people die in storms, and if possible it’s better to stay indoors? That’s not fear mongering, it’s common sense. Something many are sadly lacking.

ILoveVitaminSea · 08/01/2026 19:22

jinn2025 · 08/01/2026 19:21

Batten down the hatches! How ridiculous. Fear mongering press have to got to you about the Storm-danger life. It’s pathetic

100 mile hour wind where I am.

jinn2025 · 08/01/2026 19:21

Batten down the hatches! How ridiculous. Fear mongering press have to got to you about the Storm-danger life. It’s pathetic

ILoveVitaminSea · 08/01/2026 19:20

Tdcp · 08/01/2026 15:01

There is danger to life for a lot of people, winds of 70-100mph are dangerous that isn't scaremongering. We're expected to hit 30cm of snow, people are at work and need to know so they can get home safely. If you're in an unaffected area then great for you but others are not.

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This but everyone is me me me as usual.