Possible severe gales - Part 2

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

The news just said the M4 is closed....what, all of it?

DebrisSlide & Pereihelion, thank you for your replies x

cat thief-

www.bristolpost.co.uk/M5-M4-closed-overnight-near-Bristol-week/story-19990128-detail/story.html

west mids raining now, and a slight breeze fluttering the leaves.

Quint Hope your dad is okay and you can get therr safely.

The wind hs picked right up and I need to get som sleep incase the DC wake. I hope everyone is safe and well tonight, whatever happens.

You got to go to Norway quint ? Hope your dad is ok

No rain yet in Newark. Have moved a few bits off the floor though just in case. Amazing how tidy my living room floor looks!

Nothing much happening here yet, Suffolk, but forecast for middle of the night.

Dh is planning to drive in to work at about half six. He's got to drive twelve miles along country roads to the coast.

Should I stop him going?

good luck chubby. I suspect my cousin is on standby near the trent too.

We're home in London after a long journey from Pagham. Lots of rain, but no wind yet.

*The Danish Meteorological Institute issued a warning, saying winds of hurricane-strength are expected in some parts of Denmark and heightened water levels in western Jutland near the town Esbjerg.

The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute also issued a warning, saying it expects hurricane-strength winds to hit southern and western Sweden on Monday evening, potentially causing damage and travel disruptions. It said the stormy weather is expected to subside as it moves north on Tuesday and Wednesday.*

Got this from abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/uk-braces-severe-storm-20695127 for those asking about Denmark and Sweden earlier.

Sorry to hear about your Dad Quint, hope you can get out to him asap.

well in bournemouth weve had very heavy rain for hrs and the wind has suddenly increased alot,

could this be it i wonder

I'm there too Theywill- just checked Metoffice and it now says gusts up to around 60mph from now til 3am- hold on to your hats!!!

Also, roadworks aside, I'm guessing the M4 is closed across the Severn bridge?

Quint do hope your Dad is OK. DH is as sure as he can be it will be fine. Gatwick don't like to cancel flights unecessarily - it costs them a fortune besides all the disgruntled passengers! They always get running as soon as they safely can. In your shoes I would book for as soon as you can safely get to the airport and go from there.

Lots of rain but no real wind here yet (East Hants, 25 miles or so inland).

I think it's just arriving here. It's very very windy ! ( Bournemouth )

Hi to Bournemouth people...over the last half hour it's really coming in hard in Poole. We have a palm tree in the garden and it is doing that bending to the floor thing

Wind has seriously picked up now. Apparently we have 30 mins till the worst of it starts.

Sounds very noisy and it's very strong, going to look out of my front door

Really not happy about dh driving to work in the morning. Think I'll get up with him and see what it's like

Not a drop nor a breath here in Cheshire...nothing at all.

Hi fellow Bomo people- on my way to bed I thought I can't hear much I'll open the landing window to see what's going on - rain running down the road and trees waving all over the place! Stay safe everyone.