Possible severe gales - Part 2

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

North surrey here. Roaring wind but not that noisy through the double glazing. Is this it or are we in for worse in the next hour or so?

Feels like a case of media panic here. Flights still heading for Heathrow and a bit wet and windy but nothing unusual. NW London.

Amersham here - nothing like as much rain as we were fearing, and the wind isn't anything to write home about so far. We live in a barn conversion, and it certainly isn't rattling the doors and windows!

Dh just set off for a 70 mile commute. I 'm quite cross with him because he could work from home or at least wait until after the rush hour. The storm is supposed to hit London and the Home Counties between 6 and 7. He is going to be driving at the worst possible time which is irresponsible imo.

Ah - so this isn't IT for me yet then Articfunky?

S.Herts.
Been raining and windy all night and still is. Too dark to see if any trees are down/broken branches. But got power still - fingers crossed.

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Just woken up by the storm on Isle of Wight. Just peeked st Bramblemet and its 60 knots plus in the past 20 mins.

No not yet Just. I think there is worse to come. Fingers crossed it might be not as bad as they predicted? It's just a bit windy here at the moment. Not really any worse than normal.

Friends in Portland reporting 85-90 mph from their weather stations.

Leicester here. Heavy rain has just started, can't hear any wind though.

So it hasn't even started yet. And I thought we'd had it in the night and was done and dusted.
So I should pop out now with the dog? We can't go out in the dark and rain - she won't go.
Do you mean it is supposed to last an hour between 6-7 or just get started then?

All ferries suspended and 99 mph recorded by Met office at Needles. Eek!

Have I slept through it or is it yet to come?!
In south east London and it's a bit blustery outside but nothing out of the ordinary. It's not raining and doesn't look like it's rained all night.
Yet all the trains are cancelled til at least 10am! I'm working from home either way so that doesn't affect me but I was hoping for some epic weather!

It's not got to us yet Gilly!!

Also North Surrey. Husband just set off for airport as flight still due to go. Not happy about him driving through this but also doesn't seem as bad as predicted. Waiting for daybreak to come on at 6 for live coverage but I think you lot are just as informative

Well that explains it then!!

I take back what I said about the poor young boy being found as he hasn't been yet. It makes me feel very teary not least because I have DS(3 though) and this is just down the road. We like go down that beach and to another beach when it is windy.

Lifeboats are going to go out again looking for them but the wind has really picked up here in the last hour. Me and the cat are having trouble sleeping and my DS came into my bed at about midnight due to the wind. Dog couldn't care less though.

So far the trampoline hasn't come flying through the window. It is very, very dark here more so than normal.

Wind changed from SW to Westerly. Wonder if that means storm changed path slightly and won't go as far north through uk as predicted?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-24700017

The link for the boy and the poor lifeboat crews. Waves so rough it damaged the boat.

That poor boy. He stood no chance really :(

Absolutely terrible about that poor teenage boy. His family must be desperate :(

Ineedanap, the poor boy lost went to my children's school. It's horrible watching the news. His friends are in torment.
I just woke up, (in Lewes), did I miss it all?
It's windy outside, but not terrifyingly so.

It has just arrived here in West Suffolk in the last hour. Windows are rattling.

It's raining in Manchester.