Storm coming

Yolina

IIRC hurricane is defined when sustained winds are over 74mph (which I'm going to say we are fairly unlikely to see but that's just my opinion) whilst the forecasts have gusts of 80mh which is rather different. So if you have sustained winds at 60mph and gusts at 80mph, by definition it is not a hurricane

mumf

It is getting windy now, here in the Midlands. Everythin' lashed down. If the power goes, I will just fire the Honda 13 kw gennie. Ex site job. If the house goes- hell! It is insured, And I own it all outright.
To be fair, Scotland gets this wind speed regularly- is the worry because this may affect the Centre Of The UK?-The South?

GreyQueen

Evening all.

Been on my lottie today. Weather here is what I call lumpy; rollicking winds changing direction and strength frequently and roiling clouds. At one point I looked at the horizon and the sky was striped; clear blue and sunny at bottom, white cloud in a strip above then a broad stripe of purple rainclouds the rest of the sky.

Lottie neighbours don't seem to have been up to the site today. Their polytunnel has required 3 re-inforcements since it was erected broadside into the prevailing winds a few months ago and has developed a bend one of its horizonal bits since last weekend. I wouldn't fancy its chances in a windstorm, frankly.

Rounded up a bit of spare guttering trough and tucked it under the shed, washed and put away large plastic flowerpot. Lottie has already benefited from the bonfire a few weeks back and the dump run about 10 days ago, so in pretty fine fettle already.

I was reminiscing with the folks about the storm of '87. I was living in Scotlandshire, the family is in southern England and kid brother was at college in the Midlands. I woke to news of a storm with 100 mph winds and thought pshaw! we get that in Scotland and it's no biggie. Then the news percolated thru during the course of the day and I realised that it was a biggie. Dad told me that the A road from my hometown to the coast was solid............that's 60 miles btw.

As ill-luck would have it, the only time my brother ever came to visit me in Scotland was that day. I didn't have a phone and he didn't arrive and he didn't arrive and I was ringing his college from a payphone on the street and all they could tell me was that he'd left that morning. He pitched up on my doorstep back of 11 pm having been travelling for 16 hours, originally by train then hacking across by buses which were zigzagging around road closures. Poor lad was exhausted, bless him.

Expect our council call centre will be manic on Monday with stuff damaged and blown over. Really hope no one is injured

custardy

GreyQueen wrote: »

Hmm, and it's predicted to hit us here in southern England

Which is why its big news

annie123

Yolina wrote: »

IIRC hurricane is defined when sustained winds are over 74mph (which I'm going to say we are fairly unlikely to see but that's just my opinion) whilst the forecasts have gusts of 80mh which is rather different. So if you have sustained winds at 60mph and gusts at 80mph, by definition it is not a hurricane

We don't get hurricanes in the UK, only storms, as the seas around us aren't warm enough.
http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/2013/10/26/the-severe-storm-this-weekend-and-why-its-not-a-hurricane/

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sustained winds above 40mph alone are potentially very dangerous

annie123

If anyone is interested there is a good thread on the netweather forum on the storm. Lots of regular updates and explanations.

http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/78272-possible-severe-storm-monday-28th-october-2013-part-2/page-22

GreyQueen

custardy wrote: »

Which is why its big news

I wasn't having a go in any way. My point (as a resident of southern England who has also lived in Scotland) is that we rarely get extremely windy weather in the way that some parts of the UK get it quite frequently, and are therefore likely to be complacent about the potential risks.

I can remember being on the Outer Hebrides in Aug-Sept 2005 and have never been so convinced the building I was in was about to become airborne as one particular night in Stornoway........! I was lying on the floor in a sleeping bag and the building was moving in the gale and things were flying about outside and smacking into the bungalow.

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doh, I should have said hurricane force winds and not hurricane. I was in a hurry though (and I am not a pedantic type)

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Have just looked up wind speeds for the 1987 hurricane, highest recorded then was 119 knots per hour/136 miles per hour so hopefully this will not be as devastating, hope that helps, Lyn xxx.