Possible severe gales - Part 2

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

:) in case I'm not back by the time the other one fills up.

OYBBK only noticed the lack of gust data as it had no gusts for EDinburgh at 20:00, which was shite....The 21:00 data seems a bit more complete.

In last 45 minutes we've gone from F4 gusting F6 to F7 gusting F9

Kitten, it just said due to bad wind, the staff are still there as all the traffic is being diverted through the tunnel and tolls still open. It is quite windy now. x

Kitten you need a medal for all this advice. I love mumsnet at times like this

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OYBBK the updates have been awesome, thank you, and it's great to hear what's happening where everyone is. and saves me planning my lessons

East Anglia still a bit blowy but nothing too unusual. Already had to tell work I won't make it in first thing, but hoping to get in at some point. The worst of it is due to hit us between 8am and 12pm so knowing my luck I'll get stranded at work..

We have had F5 & F6 all day gusting F8 in exposed spots (which is where I was on crutches with a broken ankle with the kids!!wahey!) :) for us nothing unusual weather wise, we have F11 quite often in the autumn.

But the colour of the sky tonight at sunset was something I have never seen before, a very strange peachy pink colour. For those that are interested I'm in the IOM.

OYBBK thanks for all this, it's been a great learning experience.

Just wet here, no wind at all.

I'm just north of Portsmouth and based upon DH's weather station, we have just had a gust 53 mph. The wind speed is beginning to pick up rapidly here.

It is really interesting to read what you write Kitten. Will this last beyond next weekend do you think? (I'm flying in 12 days from Heathrow)

kitten, I've heard that another low is brewing that might clobber the northern half of the uk next weekend, is this true??

Oh no. Not-so-stray cat is out again. I'd have him in but DP doesn't want him in because last time he infested us with fleas

Pissing down in Surrey now but no wind yet..

LOL cloudbursting I just posted a message to you on the storm update thread. Check out bramble.net. Winds in solent gone from F$-F^ to F7-9 in past 45 minutes. Definatly getting windier here. Just got to wait and see if the actual storm hits us or not now.

I'm North Portsmouth too

Watching Marine Traffic and there's definitely a lack of ships sailing down the channel at the moment. Lots have seemingly decided to stay away. There's a few huge ships gently sailing back and forth out in the big bay but they're definitely erring on the side of caution.

I'm in bristol and its raining but not extremely. I thought the storm was coming up from cornwall to bristol, wales and then across midlands?

Do we have to turn off internet and computers and tvs and stuff in a storm?

youarewinning - I hoped this storm would miss us, after the massive thunderstorm last week (and of course not forgetting the Hayling tornado!)

Very wet now here in London but not particularly windy.

west mids: it is really quiet here and very still. the calm before the storm.

Been raining for four hours and now getting worse. Hardly any sound of cars this evening. Bet roads flooded in usual crucial places.

Do we have to turn off internet and computers and tvs and stuff in a storm?

Not really. But there is the potential for surges so it would be better to have PCs etc plugged into surge protected adapters, if you have them.

muffcakes - If you are in an area where you expect power cuts its not a bad idea to shut down your computer cos they don't like it when power goes on and off at random.

I tend to unplug everything bar the machine that runs my website and the internet.

Wind picking up now here in Cornwall but still not excessive. And heavy rain continues.

Anyone M4 area, dh left here 5.30 so should be somewhere between Bristol and Reading by now?

Can anyone in South Devon let me know how it is so far please, especially coastal South Hams? Thank you