Weather warnings part 3 - February storms.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Really hoped we wouldnt need another thread so soon.

Tomorrow we have one dangerous storm with winds potentially 90mph off welsh coasts, 80mph inland and hitting Ireland very hard too.

met office warnings for heavy rain (exactly where we dont need it but also hitting western scotland), snow, perhaps even down to lower ground at times over night even pretty far south and storm force winds. Also widespread gales across England.

Then friday night into Saturday we have another potentially damaging low. The models have really struggled with this one and it needs a careful eye keeping on it.

Because the winds look so bad tomorrow for some (enough in the amber areas for me to suggest that you consider whether your journey is essential), I'll be logging on around 7:15am to update. My biggest concern is western Wales in the afternoon. However the track may change as the storm develops so the amber warning area may shift. It is possible that the met office may issue some red warnings close to the morning.

Looking further on, although storms may track to their more usual position (north of scotland) as the month goes on, unfortunately the rain looks set to continue, with little in the way of respite.

So useful this thread.
Hope milly gets her lecky back soon.

The nightsky [shocked]

My roundabout is grindlocked still on the local paper there is 39 incindents ref to roads closures trees down motorways blocked

Really not looking good for Brian. The Humber Bridge is closed, now.

bobbin. Even if you get moving, lots of problems north of Preston I'm afraid. Preston to Lancaster stretch badly affected.

Sound of chainsaws - there's a tree fallen over the farm lane behind our fence. Not sure if it's damaged the fence, it appears to have been caught by our silver birch.

Not one of the trees we were expecting to fall either!

so much to catch up on :(

harbringer, it looks similar in strength to the previous storms youve had this winter so far. I don't know it that is of comfort to you or not.

Easing up a bit in Manchester now but lots of people I know have not yet got home from work.

MehQueen ive just said the same to Dh, we're in north manchester, it was really bad earlier and Dh and Ds1 were a bit gutted to miss the City match!

Might as well go, as there is no guarantee if I slip a weekend is there?

Monday just looks wet.

Mid week, difficult. Although the gfs operational has no storm, a number of the ensmble members have a potent storm. Recalling how fridays storm vanished and reappeared a few times before the models settled on it existing, its something we can't ignore. Indeed some of the members look very nasy. The best I can say is hope that the operational is correct.

I'd go harbinger but ask a neighbour to keep an eye on things.

We have both been looking at our roofs, as both are the same age. We have lovely neighbours :)

Good, then you can rest easy. Their eyes will work just as well as yours.

Thanks kitten.

I'll be glad when there's no more 'just wet'. A few years ago we had drought! Driest winter ever wasn't it?

We've certainly had some extreme winters recently!

Thank you OYBBK we'll be talking about flu as soon as this is over :(

H7n9 or the more common variety?

Go back onto CIDRAP

Thanks for that info slowloris.

We are hoping to go on Monday and staying in Croyde. Good point about ringing to see if there is power. I think I will ring on Sunday to see how it is.

Oh. That's something to keep a bit of an eye on isn't it.

I actually think that there will be very upsetting stress related health problems as a result of the floods.
Stress can (and does) lower the immune system. Please take any vitamins that you have.

Our power keeps blinking out :( there's no reason for it.

I was wondering if any national chains could give vitamins or food supplements to people having to live off 'whatever' due to the flooding.
(I don't include the Thames flooding )

Ours too - seems like the whole local area is having power dips, the wind's died down mostly so no idea what's causing it.
(You're not sneakily living round the corner from me are you kitten ?

Hope it stays on OYBBK. I'm amazed ours hasn't been flickering, as it normally does. I think the winds must be at their peak in the NE, now, as the reports of fallen trees and chimneys are flooding in and it's got very loud in the front room, while we could only hear it in the kitchen, at the South side of the house, earlier.

A66 transpennine route has now been closed completely, btw, and M6 through Cumbria is being closed, both due to wind, rather than snow.