The dangerous wind this week. Self-help

aliasojo

Can I ask, is this 'normal' for central Scotland or is this particularly extreme this time?

PolkaDotsAndLace

aliasojo wrote: »

Can I ask, is this 'normal' for central Scotland or is this particularly extreme this time?

Particularly extreme!

It's not often you get Scots complaining about wind - it's usually normal for us!

fuddle

aliasojo wrote: »

Can I ask, is this 'normal' for central Scotland or is this particularly extreme this time?

Not at all normal. This is some serious and damaging weather. Even the Western Isles, who normally cope just fine with bad winds, are closing schools etc.

A pretty nasty few hours ahead for you up there

juliettet

cooking-mama wrote: »

Im near Wishaw(Ml2 area)...it is wild here,our newly fixed 6ft fence and gate is down already,1 smashed very large,heavy ceramic plant pot outside,wind almost blew me off my feet,,had to fight to get my back door open because of the wind,it is so noisy it is scary...OH phoned from work in Glasgow(Blochairn area)said it doesnt sound so bad there....yet.
my house is situated just up from the Clyde Valley,the wind seems to circulate around us like a whirlwind...I might end up "Doing a Dorothy":eek:...im half way there,ive already got a cairn terrier(snuggled in his bed and not named Toto..lol)

I live in the Clyde Valley Cooking Mamma, Im dreading going home as the roads are all lined with trees. I remember last years snow and I had to leave my car & walk. Really horrible. Just glad all the cats are in.

aliasojo

PolkaDotsAndLace wrote: »

Particularly extreme!

It's not often you get Scots complaining about wind - it's usually normal for us!

fuddle wrote: »

Not at all normal. This is some serious and damaging weather. Even the Western Isles, who normally cope just fine with bad winds, are closing schools etc.

A pretty nasty few hours ahead for you up there

Thanks guys, I was beginning to wonder what we'd moved down to.

Cat501

Still no worse here (S Glasgow) than it's been at other times recently, looks like it's calmed down a little really.

juliettet

Bit calmer here now and much quieter.

PolkaDotsAndLace

Also calmed down here - patches of blue sky! It's coming and going though - blowing a hoolie one minute, peaceful the next.

cooking-mama

juliettet wrote: »

I live in the Clyde Valley Cooking Mamma, Im dreading going home as the roads are all lined with trees. I remember last years snow and I had to leave my car & walk. Really horrible. Just glad all the cats are in.

Stay safe juliettet...hope you dont go home to any damage..Im dreading going out in 30mins..but i need to leave for work...thankfully dont finish until 8pm..worst of it should be over by 6...altho forecast is that the worst is still to come around 2pm.!!!

Update..just listened to Sean Batty the wee weather guy on STV...he had his worried face on!!!,winds are forecast at 60-80miles per hour..but have already reached over 100miles per hour in some areas,advises only go out if you realy realy have to.

juliettet

Still ok here cooking-mamma, are you at the hospital nearest you (if that makes sense?)