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

We did have a yellow warning for snow but that's changed to rain and it's not going to be windy here either. I was hoping for some more snow because we only had a tiny bit and it melted after it started raining on Tuesday night.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgez72ln8wwt?post=asset%3Aa0e138ca-4dce-4523-8eca-82e97fe49b6e#post There is a bit in the article saying that your weather apps may not be telling correct weather so many people think it's just rain I think it's gonna be very bad it's now a red warning

The good thing about better forecasting and "all these warnings" is that it allows people to be more prepared, especially contingency planners. A warning with a couple of days notice means engineers can be in the right place to be able to restore power more quickly, or crews can be rostered on to remove fallen trees from the roads so people can get to work safely after the storm has passed, or vital shiftworkers can be put up in nearby hotels. The general public need to know, obviously, but a lot of posters here seem oblivious to all the other work that needs to go on to protect people and property.

This thread is peak MN. People who live under a rock and have no idea there’s a storm, people being accused of panic buying by shopping a day early when there’s a red danger to life warning, people incapable of understanding that the weather in their part of the country might be different from elsewhere and why would anyone be worried when it’s just a breeze, the idea that the Met Office have issued a red warning so supermarkets can sell some more bread and milk….

Hope everyone in a red area stays safe. We had a red warning for wind a few years ago and it caused a huge amount of damage and left communities cut over for well over a week without power and heat. It devastated forests and parks, people died.

We went from 20 Cm of snow forecast yesterday to rain today. Food shops were busy yesterday though

I’m another one who did their shopping a day early. It’s not forecast to snow that much here but you can’t get off my road when it does (unless it’s just a light dusting). I can walk to the supermarket but I don’t fancy carrying everything home.

DD has her RS mock tomorrow and would be delighted if it got postponed.

Bugger, I mean everyone was told to stay home!

Hmmm, yeah - kinda.

Got all our meds (today) from Boots that were ready, (would have waited til Saturday normally but got them today, to be on the safe side) and got some extra milk and bread and yogurts and eggs and chocolate (chocolate is very important!)

We live rurally so tend to stockpile anyway... Not panic buy - stockpile, and so we didn't need to buy much more really... But yeah, we are ready and prepared if we are trapped in the house for around 4 days. Hope that's all it is, as I have plans next week from Tuesday! And one of them is in a place 23 miles away!

I’ve gritted my drive and paths, but I’d have done that anyway as my nickname is Bambie on ice.

I went to do my usual shop last night and there was no bread and a lot more people than normal, all discussing the “weather bomb” I mean seriously wtf?? It’s weather, we’ve had it for years, no millennia. Every bloody year the press hype it up, the masses panic and we have chaos for 3 days.

If we couldn’t get out for a week we’d survive. We have fridges, tins and freezers.

To make matters worse we’ll be lucky to get an inch but we’ll still have the chaos. 😫

Some people say scaremongering and panic, others might say being prepared and so not caught out.

Nothing wrong with having extra supplies, just in case.

The great storm of 87. Perhaps it would have been better if we did have warnings. I knew 2 people who died and I was stuck at my grandmas with my dog as a child because there was no way we could have walked home. If there had been a warning I wouldn't have risked going to her house in the first place.

I don’t live at an at risk area but I did my shopping today while it’s quieter , no extras just a day earlier .

I’m in an amber snow warning area. I took my elderly parents shopping today instead of tomorrow as seems sensible, and college will be sending out updates later as to whether they will be open tomorrow. But other than that, nothing.

A lot of people didn’t live through it.

lol that’s the kinda reply mine give me

I heard that there is going to be a storm but, no - i havent done anything to prepare.

Probably will move our bins tomorrow if it is very strong but, I wont be going out and buying food that we dont need.

Maybe if it is snowing etc tomorrow we might walk round to the local shop if its open and get some treats.

But you’re on here commenting. 😂

How can you have missed it?

Ha, so typical and back in the day, nobody was told to just stay home and not worry about setting work. There was even mention of live teaching.

You know lots of people died in those storms? At least they died without panicking before hand I guess.

We won't be doing anything as the forecast for our area is...nothing.

If we do wake up to lots of snow, I'll be cancelling work unless I can get my car out (dog walker) but I'll deal with that in the morning.

Currently watching our trees dancing through the window. It’s all getting a bit exciting out there.

I’ve been poorly all week so already tucked up with a hot water bottle and lots of soup in the cupboard. Millions of candles dotted around and we are likely just to go to bed early and cuddle up with the cats (they are not impressed).

We have camping equipment if needed (not unusual for us to lose power).
Dh has checked the outbuildings and moved the cars away from a dodgy looking tree.

We are in the red zone.

I was a 70s child so normally really laid back about any snow/ice/wind/rain etc etc however all the warnings and advise and articles about this storm have made even me start to feel anxious. I hate that I'm constantly checking on weather updates on phone and PC - it won't make any difference as if it's going to snow it will do and getting to work will be shitty tomorrow. I hate social media

I had no idea there was going to be a storm! I doubt it will affect me much, I'm indoors.

I looked at forecast and it said, "Heavy rain and a moderate breeze". Tomorrow is, "light rain and a fresh breeze". No word of any storm.

Maybe it there had been warnings for the ‘87 storm hundreds of people wouldn’t have been injured or killed.