Storm Arwen

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www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2021-11-26

I am a bit concerned about this one. Widespread gusts to 60mph, but reaching 80mph in parts of the NE. Winds from a NW direction will bring down more trees than you would expect for this level of gusts as it is an unusual direction.

And that's our power off. Looking at the map, we may be waiting a while for it to come back.

Oh no, @Bobbobbobbing. What map are you looking at? Ours keeps flickering.

Northern powergrid www.northernpowergrid.com/power-cuts They are definitely going to be busy!

I thought it was a nice baby name

Thanks, Bobbobbobbing.

South W here. V v wild and windy, lights flickering, trees down on our farm and on the lane. Too wild to go clear the lane in safety. DD meant to be on train heading N on Sunday. Suspect that might not happen

Edge of the peaks on the Cheshire/Manchester border and it's very windy and snowing. Snow has stuck to cars but not the road.

Eek. According to the local fb page, our power is out because the gable end of a house has collapsed. Theres also live electrical cable lying across the road.

The dog has just got me as he needed to go out. Never done that before. Think the wind must be upsetting him.

Lots of snow here, the wind is picking up.

I'm in the South West. It's very windy. I'm feeling very cosy indoors listening to the wild wind out there!

But, I have a very close friend who is currently visiting family on the east coast of Scotland (fife area) Can anyone tell me how things are going along there? The weather reports don't seem too bad, which is good. She has some sad things to deal with and I just don't want this storm to make anything more difficult for her 😢

@AnneShirleysNewDress how are things in Fife now? Really hoping my friends visit is not impacted by the storm.

Hail hitting the window has just woken me up. I'm normally up for work at this time mon- fri but not at a weekend.
Not a huge fan of windy weather ( that's an understatement!)
We're Cleethorpes, very much east coast. And it's baltic out there!

@november90

If anyone wants any insurance advice then just let me know! I've worked in home claims for nearly ten years!

Absolutely terrifying night in Exeter with the worst winds I can remember since the hurricane in 87. Heard glass smashing, thought it was an intruder. My nephew rang the police. Discovered it was a window at the very top of what is a Georgian house. We've closed the door on it until the morning. What do we need to do november90? Take photos of it as evidence for the insurance company before cleaning up?

We've just had a load of snow dumped

Got a covering of snow in West Yorks, wind still going but not as fierce as last night. Hope everyone else is okay!

@EmpressGrey if your insurance is open today (which mostlikely will be) then ring up ASAP. But in the meantime do take lots of pictures and clean/make safe the area. What will happen is you will need to log your claim with them and they should send someone out as an emergency to secure/make safe/secure the property today.
Hope you're ok, that must've been a big shock for you all!

Snowing here in South Yorkshire. Looks sticky as well. Cars tentatively going up the main road I can see from my house but local fb says cars stuck a bit further on.

Which is concerning because I have to get to the ponies 🙈. Have a 4 x 4 but it doesn't matter if there are cars blocking the way. Am not confident in snow so going to get dh to drop me off.

Also got a man booked in to clean my oven, an 18th birthday party this afternoon and friends coming for dinner later.

I also thought "oooo Arwen is such a pretty baby name, but a no to Storm" 😆

North East coast here. Trampoline is upside down and fence is flat. Lots of posts on local Facebook group about roof tiles and chimney pots being down, house and car windows being smashed (I can hear car alarms going off), fences and sheds, multiple trampolines and wheelie bins etc plus street signs and trees blown over- this one is in my area (not my photos). Hope everyone is safe.

@november90

If anyone wants any insurance advice then just let me know! I've worked in home claims for nearly ten years!

I worked in home insurance in 1987. Top tip, take your coat off when you get in the office before you start or it won’t be coming off for hours !

The weather report said wind here would die down at midnight but its still going strong. It's impossible to sleep, it's so noisy.

We've had snow overnight but thankfully it has gone now.

@Volterra hahah yes and boom as many Monday's off as possible over the winter 😰😰😰😰😰

We've got a fair bit of snow, and have a busy day out and about today.
Haven't had chance to see what damage the wind has done locally yet.