Long time lurker, read a lot but don't post often. Just wanted to say thank you to Murcie Boy, RJS and Coast for making this a fascinating thread. Although the synoptics and detail were off kilter, the fact that you nailed the extreme winds and general storminess almost to the day, is remarkable. Your method almost certainly warrants further investigation and was not a failure. I think you rankled people with your initial sensationalism, but perhaps that mistake will be part of the learning curve! Good luck with your further endeavours, keep posting and thank you RJS for your statistical analyses.