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AIBU?

To wonder where this 'storm' is

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WholeNutt · 27/10/2013 22:04

5am we had a pathetic attempt at a thunderstorm, it's been a gorgeous day today only just started raining. I have torches, curtains and windows open ready to enjoy 'St Jude's' but nothing...why do we bother having a weather forecast!

Disclaimer: While I enjoy a few gusts and thunder and lightening I in no way want a huge storm that will affect others in any negative way*

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Absolutelylost · 28/10/2013 00:55

We're in Dorset and its blowing a bit of a hooley!

NeverBetter · 28/10/2013 01:01

Could that be the calm before the storm MinesaPintofBlood? No wind and a bit of drizzle here in Yorkshire but I think it's due to hit about 3am or theresbouts.

80sMum · 28/10/2013 01:01

It's definitely sounding a bit wild outside now! Constant loud white noise from the trees (I am 40ft away from an oak copse; the trees are 60+ ft tall, so if one falls it will hit the house. And now the wind is beginning to make a sort of roar. Must be because of the trees I suppose. Difficult sleeping under the circumstances!
I'm in Hampshire, by the way.

pickledparsnip · 28/10/2013 01:02

Heavy rain in Cornwall, nothing out of the ordinary yet though.

80sMum · 28/10/2013 01:04

Blimey! There was a massive gust just now that made a 'thump' sound on the window and the bedroom curtains wafted outwards, then sucked back again - and I have sealed double glazed windows!

It's suddenly got a lot worse in the last 10 minutes.

perfectstorm · 28/10/2013 01:05

No wind or rain in Gloucestershire. And the forecast keeps revising down the severity. At this rate we may get a drizzle! Perhaps it's spent itself south and west?

perfectstorm · 28/10/2013 01:05

Oh. Just checked times and places - not reached us yet. Hope all is well with those of you down south of us.

NeverBetter · 28/10/2013 01:11

I've just checked the warnings and it seems Yorkshire has a yellow warning for rain and gale force winds so sounds like the winds won't get this far. I live near a small village that regularly floods though so I hope the rain doesn't cause that to happen.

I hope it's not too bad for those further south.

SolidGoldBrass · 28/10/2013 01:13

Well I am in Croydon and there is still bugger all happening.

SomethingOnce · 28/10/2013 01:17

Yep, sweet FA of note here in South London.

Bit of wind, bit of rain.

PatPig · 28/10/2013 01:17

likewise, not impressed, was looking forward to some proper biblical pestilence, but looks like we might get 25mph winds

SomethingOnce · 28/10/2013 01:21

I wouldn't have wished for a trail of destruction, but since it was promised I was quite looking forward to watching it out of my second floor bedroom window.

Booooooo!

SomethingOnce · 28/10/2013 01:21

25mph? Pffffff.

Lilka · 28/10/2013 01:26

The Mirror have a camera filming the seafront in Brighton - it's pretty windy and raining hard - here

Thought it's not supposed to really hit for another hour or so, so not surprised nothing much is happening yet.

I'm up North, so I'm not expecting anything here except some rain

Darkesteyes · 28/10/2013 01:26

in Essex and we now have heavy rain but i think its suppossed to hit fully at 8am Our stupid HA put scaffolding up around our flat last week to finish painting what was started back in AUGUST What a stupid time of year to erect scaffolding for painting.

Tinklewinkle · 28/10/2013 01:30

I think I've got it.

Our local weather station has just posted 92mph gusts. It's not supposed to hit properly until 5am here I think

Pixel · 28/10/2013 01:46

I've been watching the Brighton seafront thing as well. I can't really see that anything will happen though, except maybe the lights will come down or a pedestrian will fall over. They should have filmed some beach huts, some of them are bound to blow away!

Lilka · 28/10/2013 01:49

have some of those lights just gone out or is it just me?

EBearhug · 28/10/2013 01:56

Tis pretty windy round this bit of Hampshire.

Pixel · 28/10/2013 02:00

Oh yes, looks like it!

Stephb88 · 28/10/2013 02:00

Quiet in Shropshire. It is raining and has been for a while. Nothing out of the ordinary as yet.

Pixel · 28/10/2013 02:01

Unless they've just moved the camera because I could see the traffic on the road before.

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MikeTheShite · 28/10/2013 02:04

I'm in West Sussex and its been going all night, gradually getting worse'

Pixel · 28/10/2013 02:11

I'm on the border. If I step out of my back gate I go from East to West sussex.

Llareggub · 28/10/2013 02:13

I'm in Swansea, it's actually less windier here than it has been for days.

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